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Should I Ask for a Raise Today?

• 27182818284 10y ago
  Hmm I suppose after 8 months of work, the managers would be able to judge if you're worth keeping on at that rate or not. Personally, I'm not convinced the market value for a two-year programmer is $110,000 even in the Bay area. I see those stats for that salary and higher, but I guess I always assumed that was for people with more than two years of experience altogether in programming. (In other words, there are a lot of folks that have worked on single, large systems for longer than you've been programming in total)
• anthony-j-c 10y ago
  Try applying to a different job, and getting an offer. That will give you perspective and leverage when talking with your current employer
  • silleetram 10y ago
    i've heard this from many people ... the thing is, if i find a company cool enough to interview at i would probably leave ... and i feel like a jerk interviewing just to get an offer ... although if that's what it takes ... maybe ill just do it
• josephmosby 10y ago
  That depends on a few factors. 1. Can you cite tangible accomplishments where your work has disproportionately benefited the business? Did something really cool technically != did something that made the company more money or cut costs. If not, avoid asking until you figure out how to meet this requirement. 2. Are you working for an established organization where raises are done on a schedule (and have been on a schedule for years)? If so, you may be better off having the conversations to condition your boss towards a bigger raise in April rather than demanding one now. 3. Do you have data? Don't think you're less than the market value, come with data. StackOverflow has done developer compensation surveys in the past, and there's always Glassdoor, etc. Unless you have demonstrably had a positive impact on the business that went over and beyond expectations for an engineer, you may wish to wait until April and see how raises shake out then. If, however, you can come with data and make a case that you're going beyond the call of duty in your role (something that you could also show to a new prospective employer in an interview), give it a shot.
  • silleetram 10y ago
    well, i dont know if i've got above and beyond, but i wrote about 90% of the code for an app that was critical for their big release ... the rest of the team wasn't that strong.
• NonEUCitizen 10y ago
  The market value is 110 only if you have a job offer of 110 in hand.