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Told my boss I wanted more money and got put on a project nobody else wanted
After two years at the same pay, I asked for a 10% raise last month. Instead of a yes or no, my manager gave me lead on a messy client account that had been passed around the team. I spent three weeks fixing their reporting system, which was a total headache. It actually showed I could handle more complex work, and I got the raise yesterday. Has anyone else had a raise request backfire in a weirdly good way?
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haydenc102mo ago
My old car breaking down led to my best job.
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perry.nancy1mo ago
Read a blog post once about "stress testing" your value at work. Sounds like that's exactly what happened here, they gave you a hard job to see if you'd step up. Congrats on making it through the mess and getting the raise, that's a solid win. Kind of a rough way to prove your point though lol.
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