{"id":1204,"date":"2012-09-23T17:02:29","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T22:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2022-07-18T21:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T02:56:47","slug":"salary-raise-you-want-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alighaemi.com\/wp\/?p=1204","title":{"rendered":"Salary And Raise &#8211; You Want More?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you want a raise and believe your work justifies asking for it. Salary is the company&#8217;s tool to hire, drive performance and keep employees motivated. An employee&#8217;s salary balances your and the company&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Before speaking to your manager do your research. Ask for a time and in a non-threatening, but firm, tone and setting pull out the results of your number crunching.<\/p>\n<p>1- Do others with a similar job and length of experience in the industry receive a higher salary?<\/p>\n<p>2- How about the benefits and other incomes? 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