In one morning, a young functionary decided to ask his boss to give a raise to him.

在某一天的一个早上，一位年轻的白领终于决定要求老板为他加薪。

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If you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you want.

如果你能在决定绩效工资之前满足老板的需求（比如一个新客户或一份大合同），你就更有可能得到你想要的加薪。

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They will give a concert to raise for charity.

他们将举办慈善歌会来筹集款项。

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It's really our time to stand up now and give back." "And from selling a million bracelets it means that we'll be able to raise a million dollars which means that we'll be able to buy in excess of about The nets are distributed through humanitarian groups across the continent especially before the rains bring malaria season.

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And, these same businesses now cannot give a raise or bonuses.

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If I do a good job, my boss will give me a raise.

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It is essentially a means of measuring how you feel about the prospects of your company doing well enough to give you a raise sometime in the near future.

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