Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise?
What I did recently was risky, so YMMV.<p>I asked my boss for a raise last year around performance review time. I explained that I had taken on a lot of responsibility, I cited some projects that I led, and I enumerated how I had impacted our team since I had joined. I really was the top producer on my team at the time. He explained to me that I was already being paid more than any other engineer in my department, and he negotiated a small raise for me that year- 6% instead of the normal ~3%. I was disappointed.<p>This year, I decided to up my game. I continued to go above and beyond at work, and then around performance review time I interviewed at a couple companies in the area and got two written offers for 20%+ more than I was making. I handed those to my boss and explained that I really enjoyed working for him, and for this company, and that I don&#x27;t want to leave, but I believed this is what I was worth.<p>He immediately submitted me for a promotion, and I&#x27;m hopeful that the raise will come with it. I should get the results in the next 2 weeks.