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So wait for them to praise you, then immediately use it to ask for a raise. If you want a real raise, and not some bullshit 2% adjustment, change your job. It
by bufferoverflow 8y ago
So wait for them to praise you, then immediately use it to ask for a raise.
If you want a real raise, and not some bullshit 2% adjustment, change your job.
It's strange that a tech lead would even ask a question like this. Which country are you in and how much do they pay you now?
- dotdi 8y agoI live in central Europe where inflation hovers between 1.5 and 2%, so anything in that ballpark would be just laughable, i.e. keeping my salary where it was until now. I'm looking for something along the lines of "you are informally the tech lead, and starting with September you are also formally the tech lead, along with benefits and salary".
- scarface74 8y agoThat brings up another interesting tactic that I’ve used. At one job that I was working contract to perm, when it was time for me to be made permanent, there was a hard cap on what they would pay me. I knew I would be leaving in a year anyway, so I asked for a title of “lead software architect”. The entire department of permanent developers was three people. I then used the title to apply for jobs making more. In other words, even if you can’t get the raise you want, negotiate a title change. Companies generally don’t mind throwing around BS titles to make their employees feel good.