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TodayILoled

Ending probation period - Advice for negotiation is greatly appreciated

Employment

As the title said, I'm ending my probation period as a junior graphic designer soon. I think I'm keeping up with the job rather well, I'm quite sure they will hire me full time. My questions are:

_What do people usually talk about when they have the meeting for ending probation and starting to discuss full employment? _Should I ask for a raise in my wage at this time? (of course only if I feel I deserve it) _Anything I should be aware of before signing the contract?

This is my first full time job at a decent company (my last place was a family owned corporation, so things was weird and rather unprofessional, I did not learn much from working there), any advice regarding how a company-employees relation works will be very helpful

Thank you

Posted Sep 25, 2017, 1:55 PM UTC

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memecitydreams•

You'll talk about your progress, your goals, what you did/did not achieve, and what will happen going forward.

Why do you think you deserve a raise?

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TodayILoledOP•

Thank you. I will give some thoughts about what to say basing on your answer

I'm not too sure about asking for the raise yet. I think I'm doing a good job and would like to have a higher wage than what I'm receiving right now. At the same time I don't want to appear rude and greedy. Guess I will see what they think about me before deciding that

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yes_its_himWiki Contributor•

Are you sure there is a contract involved? Where are you located? Those are not very common in the US.

You wouldn't necessarily qualify for a raise if you are just coming off a probationary period of employment.

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kpsi355•

That depends. Many companies have it set up where your probationary period is a lower wage than a regular employee. When you transition your wage is raised by some amount. I'm in that right now at my workplace.

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yes_its_himWiki Contributor•

That's a great point. "Probationary" periods are not standard and can mean whatever an employer means. But OP should be aware that if they want the job, asking for a big raise is a way to look less desirable to the employer, if also a way to get more money if it works.

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