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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 97070" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Jo,</p><p></p><p>Star, Susie and Sharon make very good points.</p><p></p><p>Negotiating a raise is usually a nerve-wracking event. And the fact that your boss is your brother in law complicates matters, because there are personal emotions involved as well as all of the other ones that come with asking your boss for more money.</p><p></p><p>If you do the calculations that Star recommends then you'll have concrete numbers in your head, which makes the negotiating process a lot easier. </p><p></p><p>Since you work with books and numbers, the following technique might work well for you:</p><p>1) Figure out what you think is a fair wage (Star's calculations are a good starting point for that)</p><p>2) Come up with a figure that's about 25% higher than that, or whatever you think you can get away with asking for</p><p>3) Decide on the minimum raise you're willing to accept.</p><p></p><p>Make sure that you have all of the numbers clear in your head. Start the discussion asking for figure 2 -- the big brazen one. When your boss tries to talk you down, he will more than likely mention something in the neighbourhood of figure 3. When you discuss it back and forth, you'll probably end up somewhere close to figure 1, which is what you considered fair in the first place.</p><p></p><p>(I work on contract and can change jobs 3 or 4 times per year, depending on the client, the market, etc. so I get a lot of practice at this, and I'm usually pleasantly surprised by how well this works.)</p><p></p><p>Everyone has given you good advice about just scheduling the meeting and getting it over with. The longer you let it go, the harder it will be to discuss with your brother in law, and the more frustrated you'll become.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 97070, member: 3907"] Jo, Star, Susie and Sharon make very good points. Negotiating a raise is usually a nerve-wracking event. And the fact that your boss is your brother in law complicates matters, because there are personal emotions involved as well as all of the other ones that come with asking your boss for more money. If you do the calculations that Star recommends then you'll have concrete numbers in your head, which makes the negotiating process a lot easier. Since you work with books and numbers, the following technique might work well for you: 1) Figure out what you think is a fair wage (Star's calculations are a good starting point for that) 2) Come up with a figure that's about 25% higher than that, or whatever you think you can get away with asking for 3) Decide on the minimum raise you're willing to accept. Make sure that you have all of the numbers clear in your head. Start the discussion asking for figure 2 -- the big brazen one. When your boss tries to talk you down, he will more than likely mention something in the neighbourhood of figure 3. When you discuss it back and forth, you'll probably end up somewhere close to figure 1, which is what you considered fair in the first place. (I work on contract and can change jobs 3 or 4 times per year, depending on the client, the market, etc. so I get a lot of practice at this, and I'm usually pleasantly surprised by how well this works.) Everyone has given you good advice about just scheduling the meeting and getting it over with. The longer you let it go, the harder it will be to discuss with your brother in law, and the more frustrated you'll become. [/QUOTE]
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