Pay rise anyone?

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I think that the best way to approach the subject is usually formally, in writing.

State your reasons for wanting a pay rise, why you feel you deserve it and what advantages giving you one would bring to the company.

If this is all down in writing then your employer has to consider it. He may just say no, but it will be on his/her mind when it next comes to annual review time.

 

If I was asked to extra jobs or take on more responsibilities then I would have asked for extra pay.

Maybe you should do as Simon says and put it in writing, stating the reasons you believe a pay rise should be given.

 

A quick informal chat to sound him out may be an idea, before going full on with the written approach. Depends on the type of working relationship you have with your boss though I suppose!

You're right though, you should have brought it up at the review!

 

Yes please, how much you going to pay me?

 

Simple answer to you question then Sparky is that if you don't ask, then you don't get.

Your boss is most likely aware of how much extra work you are doing, but obviously as being in business is all about making a profit then because you never raised it in the review then they are prepared to keep paying you what they are. I have been there myself.

Raise the issue with your boss, personally I would go the formal route, so that he/she know's where you stand. I'll bet that there is money there for you, all you need to do it ask for it.

 

Exactly what Simon says (excuse the pun!) if you don't ask you don't get.

I'd send a straight to the point e-mail to your manager asking for a pay review, stating the extra responsibilities you have taken on and any major projects/achievements over the last year.

Have a look around the job sites for similar roles and compare the salaries on offer, or use http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/ - have your facts ready.

Then perhaps follow it up after a few days with a conversation asking if he's had time to consider.

In an ideal world we'd all get regular reviews and pay raises but in the real world companies don't want to incur extra expense without good reason. Grab the bull by the horns and go for it - I've been in a similar situation in the past and it's only when I started to realise my worth and make some noise that I got to a decent salary.

Good luck!

 

Leave. Or at least threaten to.

Last year I got peed off that I wasn't actually doing the job i was employed (and took a pay cut) to do. I went out to a couple of agencies, got some interviews, got offered a job somewhere else paying another 9k on top of my then-current salary then took that into a meeting with my team leader. To be honest, I wasn't expecting them to make me an offer, but they did and, whilst it wasn't quite up to the same as the other role, it was closer than I would have thought (more than half the difference) and I got assurances that the role I was doing would change into something significantly more like what I had originally envisaged. Yes, it was awkward turning the other offer down, but as far as I'm concerned, employers take the piss out of their charges more and more in IT every year, so I didn't lose too much sleep over it.

Of course, now I'm even more peed off than I was this time last year, and have just had an interview for a role paying 15k more than my (raised) salary. Can't see them making the necessary assurances about the role or meeting that financial leap this time round, so looks like I may be moving on soon

Sparks, if you don't mind me saying so, you have excellent technical knowledge and have proved time and time again on this forum that your troubleshooting skills are top notch. I think you are in a serious position of strength and - though I don't know your current salary, I'm guessing you are seriously underpaid considering your skills. Test the water elsewhere - the job market in sunny Scotland may not be quite what it is in london at the moment, but a man of your talents should be able to prove his worth to his employer by giving them a 'gentle reminder' that his skills are in demand elsewhere and the financial recompense you receive should be considerably higher in light of that fact!

 

Sounds like a bit of a cop out to me Sparky.

Ultimately though you have to ask if you enjoy your job and if it keeps you challenged. If the answer is yes then approach your boss, the worst that he can say is no, in which case he's already made your mind up for you.

 

There was an article in certmag a little while ago about the right way to go about asking for a pay rise. I'll see if I can find it for you.

 

Hey Sparky did anyone else get a pay rise when they attended their annual review? I'm just thinking that there may be financial reasons, ie the company may be going through tough times or whatever. It makes no logical sense to me, to forego issuing annual pay rises as that is always going to demoralise the staff.

 

In which case it's time to 'ask' for a rise

 

...or the overdraft has been extended/expanded!

Make a business case for a pay rise, the new postions reflect that someone has made a succesful business case to employ new staff.