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Prepare to ask for a raise or promotion

“I think I've earned a raise, but I don't know how to bring it up with my boss, what to say, or what to do if they say no.”

A chat assistant can turn your scattered wins into a short, specific case, help you write the request to set up the meeting, and play your manager so you can rehearse the hard parts out loud. You bring the facts and the market numbers you looked up yourself; the AI helps you say them clearly and calmly.

Fix it yourself in 3 steps

  1. List what you've done since your last raise or review: projects shipped, problems solved, extra duties you took on, and any numbers you can point to (time saved, sales, customers, tickets). Look up pay for your role and city yourself on a salary site or job postings, and note where you found it.
  2. Paste the prompt below with your list, your role and what you're asking for. Check the one-page case it writes: every claim should be something you actually did. Cut anything it made sound bigger than it was.
  3. Rehearse out loud with the AI playing your manager, including a "not right now" answer. Then send the short meeting request in your own words and bring your one-page case to the meeting.

Copy this prompt

Help me prepare to ask for a raise or promotion. My role: [job title, team, how long I've been here]. What I'm asking for: [raise / promotion to ___ / title change / more responsibility]. My wins since my last raise or review: [list projects, results, numbers, extra duties]. Pay info I found myself: [range and where I found it, or 'none yet']. My manager's style: [direct / busy / cautious / new]. Rules: 1) Ask me up to 3 short questions if something important is missing, then wait. 2) Use only facts I gave you; never invent results, numbers or pay data, and mark anything that needs a number from me as [ADD]. 3) Give me: a one-page case with my top 3 wins in plain words, a 3-sentence opening I can say in the meeting, a short message asking my manager for a meeting, and calm replies to 3 likely pushbacks (no budget, not the right time, need to see more). 4) Then offer to role-play my manager. Stop there and wait; don't role-play until I say "start", and end the role-play when I say "stop" with 2 things I did well and 2 to tighten.

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Tips from people who've done it

Agents people used for this: Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.

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