The right way to ask for a raise

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Art are you looking to ring in the new year and maybe bring in some new money -- well maybe it's time to ask for -- -- and how do you go about asking your boss for it.

It's costing exactly employers lawyer joins us now to share his advice next to -- -- pleasure guys -- -- answer to -- point how do you simply ask for a raise is there is -- -- list of things you need to check off before you go in very much so what you just don't walk in and come up this idea overnight you have to plan it out.

The first thing you do is you'll want to assess the corporate culture talk to coworkers find out you know the company culture about giving raises in the not too distant past.

Others -- you know what you say that that's confusing you say do your research and find out the public -- -- private about their paychecks it's hard to really true age.

How much your co workers -- making.

True but sometimes you have some friends even in high places like HR that you give -- a little weaker tip in and help you out people of you know I think people kind of friendly about that and if you need some advice they'll help you.

You sync timing is everything your second point so if you're a Wal-Mart employee and it's Black Friday -- could.

Biggest day of the year do you wanna put the -- that I make light of it but seriously isn't the best time when when it's crunch time for your employer -- Porn no you you want to win is that bad you don't wanna do it when like you know speak to your -- about the lead with his wife's giving birth you know.

He's not really interest in talking it's got to be a quiet down period but you know.

You got to figure out and maybe even go in before and say.

When we talk like you know what's what's convenient for you -- -- -- address a couple of issues about my performance and possibly.

Let's talk a little about you know my next -- plans and -- possibly -- not on Election -- if you know of course and I don't I got this fire I don't you start you mentioned -- performances -- proving your values have been very important -- -- your -- -- to be aware of it but how do you do it in an unpretentious way or do you wanna do it in a particular police statistically.

You really have to go in there have been having done your homework.

Held accompanied them what you really accomplish in the past year the money you made them the customers you brought in what may be you know how you helped a merger or you worked you know eighty hours a week.

For four months to bring in that new deal that's the kind of stuff the companies are very very gratified and will probably reward you.

They can all play for a second I'm I'm the boss.

You're the employee give -- the language you want to raise the hot basically I would say to you you know it's I've been working very hard here during the -- -- you know yes.

And I would like you to be aware of what I believe -- accomplished for the company in the past year which I think we can qualify and then you.

Lay out exactly what you've done for them and how much money you save the company or how much money you made the company.

And I think when you do that and it can't be refuted.

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The other thing is getting off I just let's say that if people wanna go to my website is that a lot of great information there -- -- Stephen -- dot com and really the most important thing is knowing you know asserting itself.

I think that would bonuses real quick lot of people are gonna get fired this year at the end of the year.

And they may have expected a bonus and the companies may not pay it.

Don't just allow the companies to do that.

Don't that's for past -- exactly you've already earned it go back in and -- for and thanks so much coming up on.

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