/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>16532486
Boomers will dangle raises and promotions in front of you all the time

companies large enough to have HR departments have rules about merit increases. he probably wants to understand what's within his realm of control, or if the request needs to be escalated (and how high), and if he would want to do that for you or not.

>>16532505
I would have expected him saying no 25% is too much how about 15% or something
isnt this how you negotiate?

>>16532538
He probably doesn't know what's possible until he asks. HR departments and top mgmt control that shit a lot more than the middle manager plebs.

>>16532498
That’s not all they’ll dangle if ya know what I mean

>>16532486
He'll come back with an offer of 5%. This is how boomers work..

>>16532486
25% is a bit aggressive. But you should have an idea of what's reasonable based on the salary range for your title.

>>16533060
'Boomer boss fucks OP in the angus.'

>>16533078
This. He'll say "Best we can do is 5% right now, but remind me again in 6 months and I'll try to get that higher. Keep up the good work champ!"

>>16532538
You'll be lucky to get 3%

>>16532486
please post his lowball offer when you find out. I'd be willing to bet it's no more than 5%

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>>16533078
25% seems much but I enteres below average, with that it would be above average. I just thought it would be the best way to get the max out of it because who knows if I get offered another raise or will just get the yearly 2% for the rest of my life.

>>16533226
Raises are always based on starting salary. It's how they lock you in at a lower rate

>>16533226
25% isn't unreasonable if you did enter below average pay, if you have been pulling your weight or excelling. I would go in there, ask for 25%, be willing to accept 15 or 20%.

My advice to you is this, next time have another job offer lined up before you try to negotiate. You can walk in, tell them a recruiter from ABC Corp offered you XYZ dollars and you love working her but you need more money to spend on pajeet ponzi schemes. They either a) match or b) you leave.

>>16532486
>zoomer asking for a 25% raise

has your productivity increased 25%? have you become 25% more efficient at your job? do you make the company 25% more?

jesus, unless you're making $6 an hour, you don't ask for a 25% raise unless there's a reason.

>>16532538
maybe he just has to talk to hr, maybe he's just letting you stew in preparation for a much lower offer

>>16533339
The most likely answer is that he forgot because he’s too busy fucking trap hookers with his big boomer dick.

>>16533356
lol true, OP already said he had to remind him. he keeps "forgetting"

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>>16533256
I would have liked to set up another job but that doesnt work out if they let you wait for weeks and months.
My BIGGEST mistake was accepting a job with a below average salary. Even if you are happy as a need to get such a job, once you see Stacy doing nothing all day earning 50% more than you that frustrates the shit out of me.

>>16533406
Yeah man, you got hoodwinked. It probably happened to everybody in this thread. Just learn your lesson, keep looking for another job that is an increase in pay and responsibility.

>>16533406
Please remember to post an update thread whenever you find out - be it for good or bad

>>16533414
yeah I guess it's like starting a relationship with a fat girl with the hope that you could get her fit by going to the gym.
>>16533523
ok

>>16532486
is it a big company? anons saying low % might no be used to smaller companies that give bigger raises.

>>16532486
I’ve worked for literally only 2 weeks in my life but A 25% raise. seems like quite a retarded thing to ask

>>16534139
It really isn’t, depending on the situation. In OP’s case where he undersold himself and took a lower pay, applied himself and gave the company essentially a 25% discount on his services, it isn’t unreasonable.
>t. Did the exact same thing as op and got a 25% raise last month lol.

>>16533729

It's the current year and the current economy. Get the raise you deserve. If boomer won't give it to you, find a competitor who will.

>>16533406
I think everyone ends up working for less than they're worth initially. it takes a few years of getting fucked over before you get meaner, stop caring and start ripping people off yourself. the only way to get ahead sadly.

>>16532486
best way to get a raise is to get a better job offer and give your boss a chance to beat it. either way you win.

>>16534683
Unironically this. There’s a certain point where you truly learn your tangible value. For me, that’s when I found out even though I earned 46k/yr, the company was billing 225/hr for my time.

>>16536002
I was an entry level architect at a small-medium firm.

>>16536170
This

>>16534683
I dunno, I'm starting at 65k and will get a raise to 70k in 6 months. That feels about right for my degree just out of college.

dumb cunt. You get the raise or you shop for another job.