Appraisal; asking for a raise?

[callmedave]

on this topic.

Im due my 6 month review shortly.

When offered the job i was told that money may go up after 6 months. Im confident my boss is happy with my work and that the offered amount will be offered. if so, is it bad form to ask for a little more? the amount discussed is around 2.7%

[andy-xr]

I've never had a job that has banding, it's always been the case that you negotiate at interview for a number, and as long as you get somewhere near to that then it's fine. WIth pay rises though, I tend to approach them objectively in my head before asking.

The thought process I go through is basically 'this is what I'm worth and what we agreed on. If I did what we agreed then assuming the market hasnt changed that much it's probably about right. If I'm doing less than what we agreed, would I still do it for less money. And if I'm doing more than agreed, how much more is that worth'

Basically in my head, and while I'd probably never say it, I'm as prepared for a shift down as well as up as that helps me see what value I'm giving.

I think if you want a raise, you need to back it up with something. That could be inflationary, it could be work related, it could be that you want to do more and have pay inline. But asking for market rate and bringing in 3 other job specs from different companies and saying you're being underpaid isnt an easy conversation to carry

[paulrockliffe]

TurricanII said:

Blanchimont said:

Glowing appraisal. Asked to discuss salary, got sucking through teeth, and told that it would depend whether there is enough in the company coffers, and that to leave it a few weeks (until new financial year and appraisals have settled back Down and ask again.

So it's not a no, nor a yes. I shall ask again in June

The management saying they are not sure if there is enough money in the coffers for a pay rise is a bit negative in my opinion. Either the company finances are precarious or the management are trying to guilt trip you into sticking on what you are earning now..

Perhaps they want to do all the appraisals and see how many other people have the same idea before committing to anything?