Congrats.....does that mean you will be moving? Leave those unwanted in-laws behind!

 

I agree that you should always negotiate, but it's also not the case that if you don't, you get too low of pay.

 

Hmm my review is coming up on Thursday. What do you guys think about bringing up Salary?

I have been with my current employer for 5yrs now but having really gotten any significant raises and I have moved to different positions in the company so the opportunity is there but I think I may of screwed myself for moving around because I never really had a manager to fight for my salary when salary reviews come up at my company.

So any tips on current employment and negociating a better salary.

 

^ you are not negotiating a salary. You already have a signed contract. You would be asking for a raise. The rules there are much different and are less confrontational (think of it as a first date vs. five years of marriage). You want to be able to demonstrate you are worth the extra money. What would your employer gain from the raise? Would you also want increased workload or responsibility?

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/raise/raise.html

Step Five is great advice. The DON'Ts:

DON'T say why you need the money. Don't say that you need some dough to buy a new house, to pay off college loans, to pay your bookie, or to fund a trip to Europe. Your boss will think you are whining. And who couldn't use more money? In all likelihood, your company does not care about your needs, but it does care about your worth. Show that you have earned the raise.

DON'T be unreasonable, immature or unprofessional. Your boss will rightly think you are unreasonable, immature and unprofessional and probably shut you down immediately. Unlike when you're pulled over for a traffic ticket, tears do not help. Instead approach the discussion like a partnership, with both sides trying to reach a happy compromise.

DON'T demand to be paid as much as Susie Q who sits next to you. Your boss will think you are incredibly nosy and be less likely to trust you with confidential and important information in the future. That ploy upsets employers like nothing else. Your boss will not want to explain why Susie Q makes more (possibly for having skills, experience, or education that you lack, even though you are doing the same job).

DON'T act entitled to a raise. Your boss will be on the defensive and less inclined to work with you to make you happy.

DON'T threaten to leave if you don't really want to. Bluffing is for poker, so if you threaten to leave, be prepared to back it up. Chances are the boss will tell you to follow your dreams elsewhere anyway. And even if the company makes you a counteroffer, you have showed your hand and the boss knows you are on the job hunt, resulting in your getting all the projects no one else wants to do. At worst, the company knows you have no loyalty and you could be the first to go once budget cuts hit your department.