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“Raises are not given because you do a good job. Instead you have to take on more work to get an increase.”

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“Raises are not given because you do a good job. Instead you have to take on more work to get an increase.” This was said to me recently. I’ve worked a long time and it’s a conversational bandaid. Unless I make up a new responsibility or take on one I don’t want, then I may see a bump up, but maybe not. At what point are workers stretched so thin we cannot take on an additional work load?

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  1. Anonymous

    Taking on responsibilities you don't want is not the same as being stretched thin. Your value to the company is reflected in your compensation. It's how the company assesses your worth. So taking on more responsibility makes you more valuable to the company.

  2. Barbara Sonin

    I agree that raises aren't normally given just because you do a good job (except for, hopefully, periodic cost of living raises). But you shouldn't have to take on MORE work to get a raise; you should have opportunities to take on higher level tasks to get a raise. A comparable amount of lower-level tasks should be passed to someone else or automated to give you time for that.

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