bluntmoney.com

Do you know people who have flexible hours at work, who work at home, or who have more vacation time than other people in similar positions? What about people who get their education paid for by their workplace, even though the company they work for doesn’t have a formal tuition-reimbursement program in place? What about people who get regular raises, while the other employees never seem to get called in for reviews?

How do you think those people get those kinds of perks?

I’ve found that most of the time it’s because those people ask for what they want. Just the act of asking for things can change your life for the better. After all, have you ever heard of employers who go around asking their employees how they can make life easier for them? It’s just not done, most of the time. (I did actually work for a dot com once where that was the case, but I’m pretty sure that was the exception to the rule.)

If you want something from an employer that you’re not getting, go ask for it. Just be sure you’re doing a noticeably outstanding job first. Don’t let the fact that “no one else” has flexible hours, or “no one else” has gotten a raise deter you. Probably everyone else is sitting around assuming that it’s not a possibility. But you can be different.

• Can You Give Yourself a Raise? Everyone who works for a living wants to receive a raise or at least appreciates getting one. If you are not one of those who...
• Promoting Your Side Business Without Going Broke Free and Low Cost Ways to Spread the Word for Your Side Business If you have a side business that you would like to grow,...
• If You Could Pick Your Benefits At Work, What Would You Pick? Although in this economy, you might not have a choice - and you might be lucky to get a lollipop on your way back to...