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Texting that one work friend the night before your appraisal conversation, knowing that everyone in the office is in the same boat as you.
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Re-reading your notes about what all you have done in this past year, how you helped further your organisation’s goals, and why you specifically deserve the raise.
Your opening line in the conversation:
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After you’re done listing out your wins for the year, your manager asks how you’re feeling, and you decide it’s in your best interest to be honest.
You say:
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And then, in response, they decide to be honest and tell you that the organisation still doesn’t have the budget to give you the raise they also you know deserve.
What you want to say:
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What you actually say:
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Then, list down every time they’ve given you good feedback, and told you that the organisation appreciates everything you do.
Which is another way of saying:
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Follow it with what state you *know* the organisation would have been in if you weren’t there this past year.
Ending with:
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While you’re on a roll, ask them directly what they have done to advocate for you when senior management said resources were tight.
Say something like:
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And finally when they end the conversation with, “If we can’t increase your pay, is there anything else you’d want from us this year?”
You say:
