i'd like a raise

[southeastastra]

wouldn't everyone! but seriously i feel like i have taken on so much of my line manager's job and she gets a whole lot more than i do!

is it madness to ask in this climate?

btw i asked my line manager's boss if there was any chance last year and he said yes i should get more, then my immediate boss said no.

feel confused - if he said yes how come she says no!

am really doing alot more than in original job description and am starting to resent it.

In order to give you a raise, I imagine your line manager would have to admit that you are doing a greater percentage of the job than you are supposed to (and therefore she is doing less). Why would your manager want to advertise that fact?

If you want a raise, you have to prove that you are willing to take on more resposibility. Why not send an email to your boss's boss, saying that you've been doing your job for a while, that you feel ready for more responsibility and that you would like to be considered on a trial basis for any more senior appropriate job or project that comes up. DON'T make it a grumble about your current boss, keep it all positive and friendly and see what he says.

you almost certainly won't get anything if you don't ask, so i would definitely raise the matter again. go back to your line manager's boss and remind him of your conversation. make sure you go with a (mental) list of your achievements/contributions to make a strong case for why you're now worth more than you were before. If you're turned down, ask what you'd have to achieve/demonstrate in order to get a rise; get them to be as specific as possible, and try to agree a time frame for another discussion (say, in six months time) when hopefully you can prove you've met the criteria. I've asked for pay rises many times in my career and always been successful by using that formula, though not always huge amounts! still, anything better than nothing. good luck.

great advice thank you - i do think they would probably say everyone has to make savings in this climate etc but feel really put upon.