How to Ask Your Boss For a Raise

Excerpt from This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #498 | Dave Ramsey

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[wolfy]

I know some small companies genuinely care about their employees, but any time a company says "we're family, " you need to remember that it's actually just a business at the end of the day and that they are going to make decisions based on their bottom line, not your life circumstances (in most cases). You also can't feel guilty when you need to leave your "family" due to your personal career goals, so long as you're giving them enough notice. Using the "family" narrative can really impact people negatively.

[NFStamper]

That solo shirt button is holding on for dear life

[AverageTroller]

I'll just watch this while my boss is an earshot away, and hope it works out

[danielgutzz]

Just leave every 2-3 years, quickest way to increase salary. Don’t become complacent.

[CGF]

I just tell my coworkers I’m looking at indeed and my boss hears about it… gotten 2 raises in 6 months lol snitches

[musicbyryan]

I always found it as simple as knowing what you need and want financially, knowing your value to the company and being straight up, “I know what I want and if I’m providing you value, this is what I need, if not I need to move on” only thing you need to have on your end is being a valuable worker. Doesn’t work if you’re lazy!

[MrGiantSwede]

thats a pie in the sky answer to the question if ive ever heard one

[shaunriptown]

He could have just be honest and said “In today’s economy, no ones receiving raises”

[SBGMember]

I’m a machinist, I went from making 12 to 21 dollars an hour at a company I worked for, and 23 to 31 at another company I worked for, in a very short amount of time. 2-3 years at both companies.

I managed to accomplish this by doing exactly what Dave is saying, and this is the first time I heard him say this.

I never asked my employer for more money, I just did more work. I out worked everyone else, to the point that I made myself too valuable to lose.

If you are worth it, you really don’t need to ask for more money, put in the work and you will get paid.

I use to always write on my resume, if you aren’t making money, then I am not making money, so let’s make money together.

[alanhelton]

This is absolutely an episode I want to see.

[notarenee]

Man, I’ve been thinking about talking to my boss about just this but then I wonder if I’m just gonna end up screwing myself and giving them ammo to give me more responsibility and end up in the same situation…

[docd]

This how I’ve done it multiple times. Small businesses way to go.

[marc_palasciano]

Quit and bet on yourself. These companies don’t care about us.

[Cody---]

Theo's openers need a raise, $100, really?

[Gsnake]

This might work for a smaller business or family business but not for the big corporations. I work for a company that has branches all over the country that made almost 25 Billions dollars last year and all we got was a 3 percent raise. The way this company runs they pay everyone within a couple dollars of each other no matter how long you've been there. They're afraid of hurting feelings by paying someone who actually works more then someone who doesn't. It's kind of like the participation trophy, everyone gets one even know you don't deserve it. So everyone basically got the same raise. The year before they gave everyone the exact same raise which if I remember correctly wasn't even quite 3 percent. The reason I know this wouldn't work at my place of employment is there is no one at my branch that I could go to about a raise much less actually approving it. Most big companies they treat you like a number and in the case of mine they don't care about loyalty, tenure and hard work. I like what I do but as far as being recognized and compensated properly they don't do that for the people that should get recognized.

[mvlachi]

Hmm I can’t tell if this is solid advice, or satire lol

[bobburgers]

Theo, please get Joshua fluke on the show. He destroys this boomer with logic on how companies operate nowadays. Ramsay has no idea how it works in today’s society.

[andrewyoung]

Good advice....from being a business owner myself. Adding value will always work in the employees favor

[michaelwiggins]

Maybe this works in a privately owned SMB but if you are an American working in the corporate world the response is: "well you signed a non-compete so you can't accept any of those offers and based on this conversation I'm going to have to notate that you are a flight risk since you are clearly looking for other opportunities which will impact how you are perceived within the company." HR will conveniently and coincidentally send out reminders of the non-compete policy and have everyone in the department re-sign them within 48 hrs.

[Eon-Blue]

The worst person to ask for advice. Simply apply for a job with better pay, and if you get an offer then inform your employer. If your employer doesn’t match their pay, then take the other offer.