by Das Govind

Created on: June 09, 2009

Getting a raise depends on a lot of factors. Performance is one factor, and the general attitude to the job is another factor. Managers and bosses also look at other factors, like sick leave taking, punctuality, and loyalty to company, before deciding on the percentage raise the employee should receive. There are also times when the employer refuses to give an employee a raise, and this can be quite disheartening to the employee.

There may be reasons as to why the employer has not given the employee a raise. This can be many, and it is important for the employee to take into careful consideration all factors into account, before deciding what is to be done. The employee also needs to research the market rates at present for his/her job category, and his/her experience. The employer will not pay more than market rates for most jobs.

The employee also has to look at his/her performance. He/She should speak to the boss, and find out how he/she can improve on past performances in order to secure a raise. The employee may not have been working up to his /her full potential, and the boss had realized this. The fact that the employee did not get a raise may have been a good thing,as this makes him/her work harder, and eventually achieve success in the long run.

The employee may have not taken his/her job seriously. He/She may have had too many sick days or even come in late almost every day to work. The employee will know this, and should be honest with oneself when practising self-evaluation. Did he/she really deserve to get a raise, even though, he/she conducted him/herself in that manner. The employee also needs to put him/herself into the bosses shoes, and think about whether he/she would have given another employee a raise had he/she behaved in that way.

The employee needs to make positive changes if the reason for not getting a raise was self- inflicted. It is important that the employee see the need for a positive change in his/her work life, and become a better employee. This will guarantee him/her success in the long term, even if he/she does not stay in the same company. If the employee does not make the changes, even if he/she leaves the current job, the same problems will persist in the new job.

The last option will be to leave the current workplace. The employee may be a star, but the boss may be too stingy to pay the employee a decent living wage. In this case it is better for the employee to seek greener pastures.

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