You may have more luck asking for a raise than trying to change companies.
She remembered asking for a raise in her corporate job several years ago, and getting it.
The Los Angeles Times reported that payday lenders may be exempted from new government oversight, while the Detroit News gave several tips on asking for a raise during tough economic times.
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If your boss has five, or even 10 years on you, asking for a raise before your first year anniversary could make you come off as entitled even if your manager is thrilled with your performance.
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In industries that have remained relatively strong, such as health care or education, asking for a raise won't be taboo, but Mr. Feiner still advises keeping expectations in check and using supporting evidence when making the case.
When you are negotiating for a raise or asking for a promotion, have all the history and facts about your specific accomplishments and how they have impacted the business.
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Asking for a pay raise is a delicate conversation and something you should not do without careful planning, says Dr. Katharine Brooks, director of Liberal Arts Career Services at The University of Texas at Austin and author of You Majored in What?
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Between the two of them, I settled on asking for a 20% raise.
And what we're going to do is I will just -- if you are interested in asking a question, you can raise your hands.
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Unlike the public appeal the galleries launched to save Diana and Actaeon, the two galleries said they decided against asking for a government grant or public help to raise money for the second painting "during such difficult economic times".
Then we need to start asking the right questions to raise our thinking to a different level.
If you have big unreimbursed business expenses, consider asking for a generous expense account in lieu of a raise.
Instead, try to position yourself for a raise at your next review by asking for opportunities to contribute to the company's growth, says Mr. Summer.
Instead, it was left to a Tory backbencher to raise it by asking if Tony Blair had been speaking literally when he predicted Mr Brown's "clunking fist" as prime minister.
Even asking the unemployed to attend an interview with a job counsellor seems to raise their chances of finding work.
When we consider everything from hiring and promotion to delivering a closing argument to a jury to negotiating our next raise or demanding (ok, asking) for equity partnership at Skadden or entry into the executive ranks at Google or Union Oil as a challenge, all of life becomes so much easier.
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The UK has already imposed a balance sheet tax on banks, but Europe is asking it to join them in imposing a tax on what is mainly investor speculation in an effort to raise revenue for cash strapped states in southern Europe.
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And in a bid to keep a lid on electricity prices, the central government in December ordered coal miners to not raise asking prices in their annual contracts with power stations.
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