Be alert to salary increase temptation

Be alert to salary increase temptation

(2004.12.28) from: Guangzhou Daily

"You have to raise your salary !" When you hear the good news, you must be very excited: Your job has been affirmed by your boss, your position in the company has been consolidated, and your career has taken another step, your quality of life will be improved. When you are immersed in satisfaction, do you find that the "crisis" is approaching? A raise is welcomed by many people. However, a raise may be the "sugar-coated shells" that are in crisis in your career ". Therefore, there are some reasons to guard you against the temptation to raise your salary. Reason 1: No personal promotion space After years of training, You have accumulated experience through learning and hard work, and accumulated enough impressive customer resources. You have finally become full-faced by cainiao, and you can fly high. As the backbone of the company, you must be the assistant that the boss is reluctant to lose. However, the company is so large and there are so many positions that the boss cannot continue to promote you, but because of your importance, it has already posed a threat to him, no matter who you fall into, your presence is simply a strong competitor of the company. So in order for you to continue serving the company, the boss decided to give you a generous salary increase. Career consultants believe that there is no space for career development, and your career is like a dead pool. The development of your career determines whether you can achieve your career goals. If you have accumulated enough valuable career resources, but you have no space to use them, you will surely complain that "Heroes are useless", and a generous salary will cut off your career's sustainable development, it is not worthwhile to think about it. If you are not an ordinary and wealthy person, you will not be able to hide your Flying Wings even with attractive salary. Reason 2: career path continuity loss When your boss promises to give you a raise, whether it's a reward for your job performance or a new task entrusted to you with greater difficulty, all in all, your boss has expectations for you. However, if your boss expects you to complete a "new task" that is not consistent with your previous work experience or even blank, you should consider whether to reject the boss's "Temptation ". Career consultants believe that: career has a spiral rise, the most exquisite "continuous ". If you encounter a fault in your career, or a well-developed career path suddenly falls into the direction of your career development, it is a kind of "regressing" for your career development ". After all, the accumulation in the past is your most valuable fortune as a professional. Therefore, career planning should first emphasize "career orientation", recognize personal resources, and determine the career direction before "career development stage" can be formulated and put into practice. Because of the face of "Kong fangxiong", you will feel a lot of pressure when accepting new tasks: your work experience cannot be realized, your relationships cannot be transferred, and everything starts from scratch. If you lose your career and follow your boss, your career will be interrupted. Reason 3: the industry has no development prospects If the industry has no development prospects, your company has no development prospects, and you, employees of this company, have no development prospects. Therefore, even if your company is operating normally, or even developing well, and you are promoted to raise your salary due to your work performance, you should take a long view, foresee whether the company will be affected by the elimination of the industry in the future. Career consultants believe that your industry development trend has a profound impact on your career. Do not be overwhelmed by "salary increases". If your industry is in a "decline" trend, it is wise to quit quickly. Reason 4: Meet a company that is more suitable for you Your ability to work has been favored by other companies. The company has excellent software and hardware and is a high-quality enterprise. The position provided by the company is very suitable for you, not only to continue your work experience, but also to give you enough space for development. Therefore, you have expressed your willingness to change jobs to your boss, and your boss tried to keep you and promised to "raise your salary right away". You hesitated. Career consultants believe that opportunities cannot be lost, so they will not come again. When you meet a company that is more suitable for your development, it is like a good actor standing on a good stage. "Salary increase" means death, and the benefits that the boss can give you are limited, while "career development" means living and has unlimited hopes. When your career falls into the eyes of money, your career will stagnate. If you still remember the "salary increase" promised by your boss, the career development opportunities will slip away, and you may suffer more losses.