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doing reviews sucks and many managers are happy to push them out to infinity.


I say just respectfully ask for a discussion related to your performance. Don't frame it as wanting more money, the subject will probably come up. You simply want to know how you are doing and are driven to make improvements where needed. Tell them it can be a brief informal meeting if the company processes is too involved.

I can't see how any manager could have any issue with that. People report to me do this frequently and it is usually a productive exercise.