What were your reasons? How long had you been at company before asking? Details if you feel like sharing 
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i had been there for 3 years, 1.5 without a raise or any benefits increase. i had greatly increased my job functions and gone above and beyond. i wrote out a list of responsibilities that i added since my last raise, etc. due to it being a small company and low overhead, i was not given a raise or any benefits increase. i was pregnant at the time, so i pretty much knew that i would give it one final shot after my maternity leave was up, but if nothing changed, i would leave. i lasted 2 months after returning from my leave.
if i ever go back to WOH, i will negotiate for the salary i need from the start and not depend on getting regular raises for the short term.
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Look at what others in your field are making at glassdoor.com
Make note of all of your responsibilities
Be confident!
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@NovBaby1112: I asked for one to match peers at another firm. I was there seven months, it was year end.
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I asked my manager about a promotion for the position I just took and he put me in for it. He had to do this big ole packet and it got sent off to headquarters. I'm still waiting to hear back on it. I've been with the company six years and have six years of experience with a masters under my belt....and usually a masters and four years means you're eligible for a level 3, so i asked for it. Simply stated i had all the qualifications and that the work i was doing now was a huge step up in responsibility.
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Glass door is self reported, so not always valued by bosses. If you can find a similar job that pays more that's currently hiring, that's better. It makes it more obvious that you could go elsewhere (even if you aren't planning to) to do the same thing
That's what I did previously, even though the person hiring for the other job I used as an example said it would never work because of how big of a raise I'd be asking for
But I knew I was valued. And I was given a 20% raise
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I was at the company 8 years and had gotten a raise every year. Someone in another department quit and I was her backup so I was basically doing two jobs for months. I asked for a raise in Sept and got it. Got my regular raise that year end and was promoted during my maternity leave a few months later. When you know you deserve it, you should go for it. I was so nervous I almost cried but a friend told me something that really stuck - if you don't ask, you don't get. So ask!!
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@birdofafeather: @babycanuck: @MrsH: @blackbird: @MaryM: @MamaChin: thanks for sharing! I fell asleep last night before I had a chance to reply!
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I asked for one about 3-4 years ago and I was with the company for 5-6 years at that point. The raise was in conjuction with a promotion that I felt I deserved, but didn't think would happen, so I focused on the raise within my current position. The new title was a happy surprise. I received the increase I asked for.
I used my past and continued performance as reasons. There were so many things I could point to that demonstrated how valuable I was to my manager.
I want to ask for another raise now because I came across salary grade info for my level and I am on the low end. My job performance has been really good and I know I am marketable outside the company. So this time I will research salaries outside of my company to determine exactly what I should ask for.
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