Salary

It is good to know what drives you to work, because only then can you know what to ask for if you are not satisfied. The pay rise dilemma occurs when you are on the same job, but you feel the salary you are being paid is no longer satisfactory. Do you peruse the vacancy pages in the presence of your boss to send signals so that you may be enticed with a pay hike to stay? Alternatively, do you discus issues around your pay loudly with colleagues in the hope that your boss hears this and gets the hint? Or do you confront your boss with inflation statistics then palace stiff demands? Although there is no standard method of asking for a pay hike while you are on the job.

There is consensus among experts that you need to adopt a sober and mature approach to requesting for more pay.. You need to lay groundwork first, to circumvent any possible hard stance. A way to do this is to either ensure you consistently perform above par, and therefore use this as your bargaining chip, or ask for more work followed by a request for increased salary. Do this face to face, rather than through email or office memo. This means you need to request an appointment with your manager, and then state your case by seeking from your boss, the opportunities and options available for earning a better pay package. This approach is likely to subsequently roll out a friendly discussion, and hopefully one to your favor.

By Edward Ombaka Adeny