Asking for a Raise: The Budget Is Frozen

Come in, Rachel. You wanted a quick chat?

進來吧，Rachel。妳想聊一下？

Yes, thanks for making the time. Um, I'll get straight to the point.

對，謝謝你撥出時間。嗯，我就直說了。

I'd like to talk about my salary.

我想談談我的薪水。

Oh! Okay... that's not what I was expecting.

喔！好吧……這我倒沒想到。

Go on, I'm listening.

妳說吧，我聽著。

Over the past year, I've taken on a lot more responsibility.

過去一年，我承擔了多很多的責任。

I took over the Hartley account when Steve left.

Steve離職後，我接手了Hartley這個客戶。

And I've trained both of the new hires in my team.

我還帶了我們組的兩個新人。

That's true. The Hartley people love you, actually.

確實。Hartley那邊的人其實很喜歡妳。

So I've been looking at what similar roles pay elsewhere.

所以我查了一下其他公司類似職位的薪水。

I think a twelve percent increase would be fair.

我覺得加薪12%是合理的。

Well... I'll be honest with you, Rachel.

嗯……我跟妳說實話吧，Rachel。

The budget's been frozen until January. My hands are tied.

預算凍結到一月了。我也無能為力。

With respect, I've been told that every year.

恕我直言，每年我都聽到這句話。

I know, and I'm sorry. It's not the answer you deserve.

我知道，很抱歉。這不是妳應得的答覆。

It's just hard to feel valued when nothing changes.

只是什麼都沒變的話，很難覺得自己被重視。

What if we looked at this a different way?

要不要我們換個角度來看？

I'm open to ideas. What did you have in mind?

我願意聽聽。你有什麼想法？

I could ask HR for an exception and get you five percent now.

我可以跟人資部申請特例，現在先幫妳加5%。

Then we'd do a full review in January, with a senior title.

然後一月我們再做全面考核，同時給妳資深職稱。

Hmm... five now, and a proper review in January?

嗯……現在加5%，一月再正式考核？

Exactly. And I'll back you all the way.

沒錯。而且我會全力支持妳。

Okay. Could we put that in writing, though?

好。不過，可以把這些寫成書面的嗎？

Ha! You really have done your homework, haven't you?

哈！妳還真是做足了功課啊？

Well, I learned from the best.

嗯，我可是跟最厲害的人學的。

Fair enough. I'll email you this afternoon.

有道理。我今天下午寄email給妳。

Thank you, Daniel. I really appreciate it.

謝謝你，Daniel。我真的很感激。

And thank you for being so honest. That took guts.

也謝謝妳這麼坦白。這需要勇氣。