3 Secrets to Asking for a Raise Without Shame or Fear

Main subjects

AVAlexander VolchekVBVitaly BogdanovWork, profession, and career pathFearAsking for a raiseAnxiety, stress, and inner calm

Main threads of the conversation

• 0:00What not to do when asking for a raise
• 05:03Secret #1
• 08:25Secret #2
• 12:52Secret #3
• 15:42The main point about negotiating a raise
• 16:35What to do when you aren't paid on time
• 22:37Can communication exist without manipulation?
• 28:00Responding to shouting and toxic management

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• 00:09

  How do I get the idea across, taking into account what we've already discussed, without saying I have certain expenses, need to buy a Louis Vuitton suitcase, have sick children, or something like that?

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• 00:55

  This is a major mistake people make: explaining to their manager why they need more money.

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• 06:42

  I'm building a business because my wife told me to, so I'm doing it.

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• 08:38

  If you ask me for the best way to negotiate pay with an employee, it's to know the employee's goals.

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• 16:05

  The best way to reach an agreement about earnings isn't a one-off negotiation. It's working alongside that person and understanding whether you can reach an agreement with them at all.

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• 27:23

  The whole system starts falling apart because everyone pursues their own interests, while people never understood how it worked because they simply didn't know.

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• 29:30

  I don't agree with these things, but it's their business, their apartment, their home. Let the universe, energies, spiritual systems, or the state judge them if there's legal liability. No problem.

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• 30:44

  I ask for one reason: to see the person's reaction, how they respond and how calmly they take any question, even an absurd one.

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• 33:59

  There are situations where you interact with someone because you happen to be in that sphere.

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• 34:12

  If we started finding out about everyone's life and studying them in detail—and sometimes a whole range of signs is immediately visible…

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