@Layla Asking for a 100% raise is immature and ridiculous. Why on earth do you think (especially if you are a newer employee) that you deserve a 100% raise? Is that what other people in your industry with your experience are making? It doesn't sound like that's the case here; otherwise, he should have gone in armed with some facts. Jobs constantly evolve, and while it sounds like the author deserves something, a 20 percent raise is 10x what people get as cost of living/yearly raise (if they get that at all), an obvious indicator that the company values him and gets that he's taken on a lot. Taking on other people's work especially if it's not higher-level work doesn't equal being paid two or three salaries. I hate to be on the boss's side because, frankly, I'm sure we all deserve extra, but this sounds incredibly entitled and doesn't show any grasp on how having a job or negotiating a raise actually works.
On Asking for a Raise: A Series of Conversations
@Layla Asking for a 100% raise is immature and ridiculous. Why on earth do you think (especially if you are a newer employee) that you deserve a 100% raise? Is that what other people in your industry with your experience are making? It doesn't sound like that's the case here; otherwise, he should have gone in armed with some facts. Jobs constantly evolve, and while it sounds like the author deserves something, a 20 percent raise is 10x what people get as cost of living/yearly raise (if they get that at all), an obvious indicator that the company values him and gets that he's taken on a lot. Taking on other people's work especially if it's not higher-level work doesn't equal being paid two or three salaries. I hate to be on the boss's side because, frankly, I'm sure we all deserve extra, but this sounds incredibly entitled and doesn't show any grasp on how having a job or negotiating a raise actually works.