Need a raise, how to ask?
Get an outside offer from some place you are willing to work at. Either they match it or they don&#x27;t it&#x27;s all one to you. Frame it as you having to do what&#x27;s right for you and that you can&#x27;t afford to leave that kind of money on the table. Working careers are short and you will never get that money back if pass on it.<p>It&#x27;s the truth and it&#x27;s something any half way decent manager can understand. It&#x27;s not personal it&#x27;s just a typical business decision for both parties. Expect that they may not match immediately. They will try to get you to wait a year or till the next cycle. The response is that you don&#x27;t want to wait or leave money on the table due to the time value of money and the risk you are shouldering. Either they concede, sweeten the pot, or pass.<p>If you do end up with future promises get it in writing signed by your manager.
Read it and make sure there are no games.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t bother with estimates or middle grounds. Where the rubber meets the road is what kind offer you can get somewhere else. You are asking for a pittance from them and for the most part unless it&#x27;s a failing business they shouldn&#x27;t care.