Raises
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 715
Likes: 0
From: Long island NY
Raises
When i started working where i work now( a electric motor rebuilding place) my boss said that every 6 months i get a raise. first 6 months he told me that he bumped me up a dollar a hour. now its been a week over a year, should I ask him, or keep waiting. If i do ask him, how should i go about that, I'v never done that before.
Cargo Master
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,543
Likes: 2
From: Georgia
Give it a few more weeks and see what happens.
I was due a raise about a month ago. Didn't get it until last week & it was paid retro.
It wasn't no dollar an hour but I can't bitch to much about 0.88 when everyone else said that the anual raises are only a quarter.
I was due a raise about a month ago. Didn't get it until last week & it was paid retro.
It wasn't no dollar an hour but I can't bitch to much about 0.88 when everyone else said that the anual raises are only a quarter.
Postmaster
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,977
Likes: 1
From: South Texas
In my experience raises are usually a yearly thing, but if he hired you and told you that you would get a raise every 6 mo., then he should keep his word. If this is a larger company, you can go straight to the HR dept. and ask to see the policy about raises. If its a mom and pop shop, you'll just have to get the courage to ask the boss. Don't forget about retroactive pay.
Elder User
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 544
Likes: 0
its not so much "how" you ask him; it's when! ask him right after you do a bang up job on something, not right after he pays the taxes.
maybe you could bring it up without bringing it up. say, "man, i really appreciate this job, no other boss i've had gave me a raise every six months. thank you for doing that." if this doesnt trigger his brain then he may be trying to avoid the subject, and unless its in writing that you get the increase then you'll just have to keep impressing him.
maybe you could bring it up without bringing it up. say, "man, i really appreciate this job, no other boss i've had gave me a raise every six months. thank you for doing that." if this doesnt trigger his brain then he may be trying to avoid the subject, and unless its in writing that you get the increase then you'll just have to keep impressing him.
Senior User
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 466
Likes: 0
From: Pt St Lucie
Trending Topics
Posting Guru
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,107
Likes: 3
From: California Desert
I got a 50 cent raise every six months. Now I'm topped out. About the only raise I get these days is whenever a girl dumps me. A raise in the amount of disposable income I have at the end of the month at least...
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
The Best F-150 Deal of Every Trim Level (XL through Raptor)
Joe Kucinski
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,542
Likes: 22
From: Murphysboro, IL
I wotk at a State University as a stationary engineer, our hourly wage is the state prevailing wage. If I were to compalin it literally woudln't do do any good, our raise is usually 3.5%-4% a year every July, I just recieved a retroactive addition to my last check along with about 17 hours OT, it was a big boy check.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Ford_Six
General NON-Automotive Conversation
27
Feb 18, 2009 10:36 PM
wezol5484
General NON-Automotive Conversation
9
Feb 9, 2006 01:07 AM