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I'd like to renegotiate my salary at work, but I'm concerned about coming across as ungrateful. My company has done a lot for me, including paying for me to take classes (costing them ~7k) and giving me a substantial raise (percentage-wise) in my last performance review. Having gone from essentially a data entry position to overseeing two development projects without a large salary increase, however, I do feel that I add more value to the company than my salary reflects.

How can I discuss a salary increase with my boss while also acknowledging how much they've done for me already?

Also, if you don't feel that it's appropriate for me to ask for a raise in these circumstances, please feel free to say so.

ekrah
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  • Just because you are doing something does not mean that your projects are getting completed successfully; 2. " I do feel that I add more value to the company than my salary reflects" What is the basis of "I feel", aside from it's a feeling, that is?
    • – Vietnhi Phuvan Oct 22 '14 at 15:10
  • Well, the projects I've led have delivered successful products. I've gotten good feedback on all of the work I've done, and my work brings money to the company. – ekrah Oct 22 '14 at 15:22
  • Does your work bring more money to the company than others being paid the same? – keshlam Oct 22 '14 at 15:32
  • It's a small company, and I'm the lowest paid employee. There's no one else who does exactly what I do, but people doing comparable work to me get paid a higher salary. – ekrah Oct 22 '14 at 15:47
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    Have you read any of the suggestions on how to ask for a raise and found recommendations that make you sound ungrateful? Seems like a good strategy would never sound ungrateful, but you still use valid reasons to justify a raise. –  Oct 22 '14 at 18:39
  • Yes I read them. I think I may have worded the question poorly. I meant something more like how to ask for a raise while explicitly acknowledging that the company has already given me a lot. – ekrah Oct 23 '14 at 14:20