IT Salary: 10 Ways To Get A Raise

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globalpos,
User Rank: Apprentice
6/30/2014 | 12:06:18 PM

Re: Big Bump

One of the tasks of Management is keep the employee happy. Management do not want to work on hiring painful process, so, instead, is easier to keep an eye on employees doing great job and obviously, hard to replace.Want to spend dollars in rewards or spend dollars in hiring process, training process?The great employee is an asset the bring value and results to the bussiness, it is a very expensive resource, you have to take care of him/her.If you have to discover you are underpaid compared with results AND you have to go to Management to get a raise, you have a poor manager there.It is like your dog at home, you try to give the best care possible, best food, best house, fun time and lots of love.

That's why I used to say Human Resources Dept are the least human in the supply chain...

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Alison_Diana,
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6/30/2014 | 11:31:10 AM

Big Bump

It wasn't an IT position, but when I discovered a non-management colleague had been making more than me, I was really hurt, angry, and upset. I was management, with a ton of responsibilities, heading high-profile projects, and he was a reporter who made a sizable amount more than me. Instead of immediately seeking another position (which was, I have to admit, my first reaction), I spoke to my immediate manager -- who happens to have been a great boss -- about the disparity. I spoke calmly and laid out the comparative responsibilities; my years of experience; the tasks i had taken on without guidance or request, etc. (there was no LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc., back then). Ultimately, I got a very big raise that brought me up to par with others in the position I held, despite the ongoing freeze on raises at the time. Sure, I was still hurt and felt used for the years of under-payment, but that was not this particular manager's fault and they earned my undying loyalty. I guess my honesty with the manager could have backfired but since i was not prepared to stay at the company after learning how underpaid I was, I had nothing to lose.

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progman2000,
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6/30/2014 | 10:20:07 AM

One of the best things I did was

plead a case for a raise, in a written document, 15 years ago. I knew I was due based on the more advanced work I was due compared to my colleagues. I also knew if I simply asked my boss the request would have disappeared into the ether. I wrote a document that made my case, with supporting data, and give it to him with the understanding he would have to forward it up the chain anyway. The senior VPs were so impressed with that the raise came quickly. Even though it was 15 years ago that kind of salary bump pays dividends like any investment, and raised what my perception of my worth was for years afterward.

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