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down hearted Established Member

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SO i got hired for a position and after i got hired the person called me back to let me know when is the start date, i then asked about salary and the person told me my salary followed with a "its this okay with you?" I was embarrassed and said yes thank you, but i really wish i could get paid a little more. Should i wait to ask, or should i ask the first day that the person trains me? Or should i just suck it up?

 

How do you properly in a professional way inquire about salary and ask for a raise? When is it the right time to ask for a raise?

 

I just feel i should have lied in my application where it says previous job salary.....i put down 10 bucks so the individual pretty much just bumped up a dollar.... i need the money so bad...the drive alone to the new job is pricey plus i have to pay parking for the whole 5 days a week i go there, i will practically be getting paid to pay parking and gas alone! :(

 

any advice?

 

I feel is rude to ask but i really need the money right now....

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UpwardForward Established Member

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Just a suggestion: How about placing a call to the individual asking how long you have to be on the job, to expect a review for higher salary.

 

This will also let them know that you do expect more, at some point.

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Just a suggestion: How about placing a call to the individual asking how long you have to be on the job, to expect a review for higher salary.

 

This will also let them know that you do expect more, at some point.

 

sounds reallyy good, problem is am really really shy when it comes to things like these, I was also considering what you said but not sure how to bring it up. my boss is super super super sweet and nice and understanding thankfully which those are hard to come by. but that doesn't pay the bills lol I feel since am just starting I should wait it out until maybe a year working there then I should ask about the raise? or should I email them and ask about it in a way like: "I had a few questions regarding salary etc...."

 

what do you think? Should I wait it out, or ask before I begin?

 

Also I am still waiting to hear back from another interview I had which my current new employer knows I went to and asked me how much they were offering and my stupid honesty said well this amount (the same they told me I was going to get paid) but still not sure, so I am guessing that also has to do with how they decided to pay me, I was thinking of telling my new employer that they called me back from the interview and are offering me higher pay and will have to leave etc what do you think? of course I will do this after I actually get the other offer. either that or work my butt off working two jobs which is tough but doable if i get the other offer as well.

Since my new boss knows about the interview I went before them I can use the excuse of getting a better offer... but not sure...I haven't heard back from the other I am waiting to hear back this week sometime it went really great and I feel confident.

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UpwardForward Established Member

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They're awful to trap you like that i.e. Asking you how much the other job would pay, and then make that their figure.

 

You're right. You're probably locked in at this point. After you begin and become more irreplaceable, then you can ask for more. You shouldn't have to wait a year. Perhaps 3 months?

 

This is all assuming you don't receive the other job.

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Yasuandio Established Member

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Is it logical yo ask the new job about a parking expense allotment? [Express that the cost of 5 days parking in the vicinity you've recently discovered is $ xx.00, and "may not" have been factored into the salary negotiation.]

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i feel been honest sucks so bad... should of lied at least a dollar more. Anyway this new job i am not even sure i will be able to keep it since i am trying to go to school (waiting to see if i get accepted into the program) full time for a career and the hours are crazy difficult with the job, so i feel is so wrong for me to ask and then have to tell them i have to leave (which is not even for sure since i do not know whether i will get accepted into the program at school or not), the other job interview i had is perfect for me, but that is still on waiting mode.

 

Regarding parking, this new employer knows about the parking situation i was thinking of writing an email would this be appropriate? Writing about salary through email? I feel if i would have asked they would have paid me more! I am just so shy i wouldn't know what to say..or even more so how to begin..asking..

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Is it logical yo ask the new job about a parking expense allotment? [Express that the cost of 5 days parking in the vicinity you've recently discovered is $ xx.00, and "may not" have been factored into the salary negotiation.]

 

I actually had somebody I recruited a few years ago raise this very question and yes, I agreed to increase the pay.

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Yasuandio Established Member

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i feel been honest sucks so bad... should of lied at least a dollar more. ..

 

Honesty best policy, always. Yas

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CarrieT Established Member

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You already accepted at what was offered so I believe you should suck it up for at least 90 days before broaching the subject. Even then, most raises aren't granted for six months or a year.

 

Asking on the first day is going to look REALLY BAD.

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Diezel Established Member

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You can ask at any point up until when you sign the actual offer letter (Assuming this is a place that does offer letters). It's the official contract written up by the hiring department and HR and in it is the number that you will get paid.

 

If you haven't signed anything yet, call back and ASK.

 

Usually a back and forth will ensue.

It's happened to people I've hired MANY times. They will call back. Every position has a monetary range within the budget. They will almost never come in at the higher range.

 

We will set the range and if a person goes over, we ask them to reconsider.

 

If they said 45K and you want 48K, you CAN ask, they won't get offended and say you no longer have the job. It's a negotiation process.

 

I've made it a habit to personally set my bar higher than what I think it will pay, just in case.

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At my current job, I didn't know the salary until after the offer and it was already in writing, so there was no negotiating. At the time, it was going to be a second job and it didn't matter too much as long as the pay was at least $12 an hour. It paid $2 less than my last job I had before I was laid off. It wasn't a big deal as I ended up working 30 hours there after losing the last job and I actually make more there than the job where I made $2 more an hour, because I work 30 hours a week now and not only 20 like the last job. I wish I got paid more, but the experience I am getting is pertinent to my long term career, so I will hold out a year before looking at other opportunities.

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