DEV Community

Discussion on: How do I ask for a raise?

Collapse
 
dvddpl profile image
Davide de Paolis

I hope you have yearly feedbacks at your company, that is the place to negotiate salary raise. When you do so, come prepared, I suggest (not only for salary negotiations but also for your own personal growth and to fight imposter syndrom) keeping a so-called Brag Journal: list the tasks you worked on, what were the challenges, how you solved them, what was the positive impact for you team / project / company?
This helps you build confidence have arguments to prove your point.

Salary negotiations are hard and when you are there, we all tend to be humble - and forgot all the good and hard work we have done.
Of course this does not guarantee a salary raise. If that does not happen, or not in the range you expect, then the only way is, well, finding another job.
Once you have it, if you really like your current company, and they like you a lot, they might make you a counteroffer. Don't bluff though! Or you risk not getting the salary and losing your job!