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I asked my boss for a raise with a whole binder of numbers and got something way different
Back when I was managing a coffee shop in Portland, I put together a 12 page binder with sales numbers and customer counts to ask for a $2 raise, and my boss sat there quiet for a minute and then offered me the assistant manager job instead. I took it because it was more money overall, but I hated the scheduling and paperwork part so much that I quit 5 months later, which taught me that chasing the title can be a trap if you do not actually want the daily work. Has anyone else gotten a promotion when what they really wanted was just more cash and less drama?
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hannah_williams26d ago
That quiet minute was probably your boss doing math in his head, not having a life changing realization about your future. A 12 page binder for a $2 raise is a lot of work for something most owners just say yes or no to in about ten seconds. Seems more like he needed someone for a job nobody wanted and you were standing right there with a stack of proof you cared.
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