There have been many times when I have had conversations with people about how things are going with their careers and just general information about their particular work place. One of the things that usually comes up focuses on their paycheck or level of income. Everybody wants to earn more money. That is obvious. So what exactly are bosses looking for?
For starters, I'm a good person to answer that because I am an employer myself. I have been in business for more than fifteen years. Over the course of that time I have hired and fired a number of workers. I have been able to hold on to some good ones and I have seen some great ones leave for various reasons. Every one of them wanted to make more money. I was more than able to give it to them too. It's just that my idea of how to earn more money and their idea of how to earn more money were two different things.
To begin with, when it comes to running a smaller business, each employee has a larger impact on the success of the entire company. If you are running a fifteen employee operation and one employee is dragging down two or three other coworkers, that person could be affecting total business productivity by a major percentage.
Consequently, I tend to look for people who maintain a good attitude. That is a big deal to me. If you are the type of guy who comes to work in a good mood and greets everyone with a smile it makes a big difference. It is so easy to choose a crappy attitude. People don't think about it but that attitude can easily spread to the people they work with. Before I even consider increasing someone's pay, I've got to see that kind of attitude on a regular basis. Of course there will be exceptions, but for the most part you've got to be an upbeat individual.
One more major factor in my thought process about whether to give someone a salary raise or not is based on what reasons the person appears to be working for me. Obviously everyone is there to earn a paycheck. Yet, some people will come in at the last possible second every morning or even come in five minutes late on a regular basis. Those same people will be waiting to get out of there promptly at five o'clock every single workday.
Something like that tells me that the person can't stand being at work one minute longer than they absolutely have to be. That is an attitude that doesn't deserve more commitment from me or more wages either. I don't expect my people to love their work so much that they can't wait to get there. But, if I can tell that you are a person who can't wait to rush out of there at the end of the day, you are never going to become management quality and I am certainly not going to want to bump up your pay or benefits. As a matter of fact, I will most likely be keeping my eyes open for a good replacement. - 29942
For starters, I'm a good person to answer that because I am an employer myself. I have been in business for more than fifteen years. Over the course of that time I have hired and fired a number of workers. I have been able to hold on to some good ones and I have seen some great ones leave for various reasons. Every one of them wanted to make more money. I was more than able to give it to them too. It's just that my idea of how to earn more money and their idea of how to earn more money were two different things.
To begin with, when it comes to running a smaller business, each employee has a larger impact on the success of the entire company. If you are running a fifteen employee operation and one employee is dragging down two or three other coworkers, that person could be affecting total business productivity by a major percentage.
Consequently, I tend to look for people who maintain a good attitude. That is a big deal to me. If you are the type of guy who comes to work in a good mood and greets everyone with a smile it makes a big difference. It is so easy to choose a crappy attitude. People don't think about it but that attitude can easily spread to the people they work with. Before I even consider increasing someone's pay, I've got to see that kind of attitude on a regular basis. Of course there will be exceptions, but for the most part you've got to be an upbeat individual.
One more major factor in my thought process about whether to give someone a salary raise or not is based on what reasons the person appears to be working for me. Obviously everyone is there to earn a paycheck. Yet, some people will come in at the last possible second every morning or even come in five minutes late on a regular basis. Those same people will be waiting to get out of there promptly at five o'clock every single workday.
Something like that tells me that the person can't stand being at work one minute longer than they absolutely have to be. That is an attitude that doesn't deserve more commitment from me or more wages either. I don't expect my people to love their work so much that they can't wait to get there. But, if I can tell that you are a person who can't wait to rush out of there at the end of the day, you are never going to become management quality and I am certainly not going to want to bump up your pay or benefits. As a matter of fact, I will most likely be keeping my eyes open for a good replacement. - 29942
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You will find that all of advice that Dan publishes online relates in one way or another in helping individuals learn how to get a pay raise at work. Dan is a firm believer that anyone who takes the time to make a real effort in the workplace will eventually earn the highest salary they are capable of earning.
