How to React When Turned Down For A Salary Raise!

If you were expecting a salary raise and found out that everyone around you just got it except yourself, you run the risk of being completely adverse. What you need to realize is that this is the time when you need to control your adversity and raise yourself above the bar. No one likes rejection or to be not considered for a raise, especially when they think they have given their 100%. If you come across such a situation, the best thing to do is realize that your 100% was not what was actually required by the company. So instead of trying to convince every other colleague you meet that you were worthy of the raise, go to your manager and simply ask where did you go wrong. You need to focus on giving your 100% in the direction set by your manager, start doing things their way, and understand their perspective of the job and how it needs to be done. At times the shortcut to a destination is just not the right route, you are better off with another path, ask your manager what path you need to pick!

If you think that you are worthy of a raise, it means you are a true professional. If you are a true professional then you should really start acting like one. Following are a few tips that will help you face a pay raise rejection:

Do not react: It is natural to be infuriated in such a situation; however stay calm. Getting heated on your manager or beginning to show a sudden disinterest in your work is not going to do you any good.

Ask Questions: The best thing to do is to ask your manager for all your wrong areas during the job. This will also clear any doubts that you have. There might be a possibility that your manager must have planned something for you in the next appraisal and what you to do certain tasks. After all, if you don’t know where to improve, you will never improve!

Move on: If you are going to spend your time lamenting that you didn’t get any raise, you are only wasting your time. Therefore, stop dwelling on the past and concentrate on the future. Target a raise in the next appraisal, but this time make sure you follow the footsteps of your manager all the time!