My day had come. I had put in the extra effort and made a true impact on multiple important pieces of business I was working on. It was time for a pay raise.<\/p>\n
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It was early 2010 and I had worked up the courage to ask my manager for the compensation I thought I deserved. As they say, \u201cthe squeaky wheel gets the grease,\u201d right? I find this saying to be true, but you also better be a pretty damn\u00a0impressive wheel! Given that sentiment, I had made sure that I was going above and beyond the call of duty before I requested the raise. <\/span><\/p>\n After writing a letter outlining the positive changes I had made to our business and having an in-person discussion reviewing my salary requests, it was time to hear what management had to say. <\/span>I walked into one of our office meeting spaces and sat across the table from my supervisor. I looked across the table at him and he looked back at me. From the smile on his face, I knew this was going to be a happy message for him to deliver. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor your hard work and dedication to the company for the past three years, we are increasing your salary from $60,000 to $70,000. A 17% raise!\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nYESSSSSSS!!!!!!<\/b><\/h5>\n