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"  Our company recently downsized, and now I&amp;#039;m doing twice the work for the same salary. I&amp;#039;m not being additionally compensated. Is there a way to address this with my manager? Times are tough layoffs and salary freezes are more common than ever. Nevertheless, your job responsibilities have changed and grown, so you should address this situation with your manager as soon as you can. If you don&amp;#039;t, you&amp;#039;ll only build resentment and also miss a valuable opportunity for professional growth. First, find your original job description. If you don&amp;#039;t have one, write one yourself, outlining as clearly as you can the job you were hired to do. Then on a second page, write a detailed outline of what you&amp;#039;re actually doing. Now you&amp;#039;re ready to ask for a five-minute meeting with your boss. Ask either in person or, even better, by e-mail which keeps your boss from feeling ambushed and lets her plan for the conversation. Start the meeting by telling your boss how much you like your job and working for her. Mention how you&amp;#039;re enjoying your new responsibilities and thank her for the confidence she&amp;#039;s shown in assigning them to you. Now comes the hard part asking for the dough! Simply say, &amp;quot;I feel I should be paid more for taking on the added responsibilities, and I hope you agree.&amp;quot; Although your heart&amp;#039;s now in your throat, keep talking: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d like a 5-percent raise.&amp;quot; If she doesn&amp;#039;t agree with the amount, all you&amp;#039;ll have to work out is the figure. If she flatly says no, however, ask her when you might expect a raise for the responsibilities you&amp;#039;ve taken on, and have her commit to another review date. Before you end the meeting, ask your boss for her feedback on what you&amp;#039;re doing well and where you could improve. Once the economic forecast improves and there is more flexibility in your company&amp;#039;s budget, you&amp;#039;ll be the first person your boss considers for a raise. BARBARA CORCORAN started a small New York City real estate office that grew into the Corcoran Group, a $5 billion business. She&amp;#039;s also the coauthor of the best-selling book If You Don&amp;#039;t Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails and the real estate contributor to NBC&amp;#039;s Today. Have a question for Barbara? E-mail her at worklife@redbookmag.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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