Salary increase tactics

[Jeff964]

Have you guys ever used a tactful negotiation technique that has successfully secured a pay increase? Mind sharing with us your success?

TKS

[nostatic]

I've found explosives could play a positive role. That and incriminating photos of the boss and his secretary. In these days of Photoshop, the latter is easier and not as messy.

[Schrup]

When I worked for private industry, I often found the only way to get a raise was to put in my two week notice. That usually works & if not I would go get another job.

[MotoSook]

Leave the company...a new job should bring 10-20%. Try getting 20% at the same job.

[cassisrot]

and don't forget to always be seen with the little red book

[ted]

If you have a higher salery offer at another job your present employer may match it, call it a fair market salery adjustment.

[JavaBrewer]

Hell with the salary increase - give me stock options

[Aurel]

Hell with the salary increase - give me more vacations

Time is more precious than money...

Aurel

[Aurel]

You could use your vacactions to work yourself on the Porsche, and you will save on the maintenance bills ...Otherwise, Las Vegas ...or, if you want to bump up your salary, working more or negociating will only give a linear increase, within a usually predetermined range. If you are already at the top of the range, and not paid at the comission, there is little room for more. Unfortunately, the degree seems to be more significant to the salary than the performance. For instance, a bad phD will usually make more than a good engineer...so, if you want a quantum jump in salary, I would recommend getting a higher degree. First thing is to honestly assess if you are underpaid or overpaid for what you are doing.

Aurel

[JavaBrewer]

Originally posted by Aurel
For instance, a bad phD will usually make more than a good engineer...so, if you want a quantum jump in salary, I would recommend getting a higher degree. First thing is to honestly assess if you are underpaid or overpaid for what you are doing.
Aurel

Agreed. All those lousy dot.com startups were headed by a slew of PhDs who only knew how to write papers. A lot of them emerged as new millionaires while the actual engineers, if there were any, were left with a bunch of useless stock options.

Unless the company is large and with many technical goals having a PhD on payroll does not make sense. You hire these folks out on a temp basis (winning contracts, writing proposals) cause they create too large of a hit based on cost vs. performance over the longer haul. I've worked with a fair number of these types and their egos are difficult to manage and frankly, they aren't all that productive. Nothing gets under their skin more than having a guy with a BS from San Diego State lead them. Haha!