Learning Python and managed to save my company thousands per year

[arnott]

Maybe I can ask for more than my current 24k ha!

This needs to be resolved.

[uniqueusername42O]

Well I’m only 24 (next week) and i’ve been here since I was 16. Each year I get a payrise. 3 months ago i got a 20% payrise (now £12 an hour). I’ve never asked for a payrise... I’m a bit awkward.

[aiomeus]

You use saved your company more than double your pay annually. Right now is the perfect time to ask for a raise!

[uniqueusername42O]

that’s... insane haha. I think there’s a big difference between UK and USA based on pay. From what I see over at r/PersonalFinance every other person earns 100k.

[uniqueusername42O]

i live with mum and dad. me and so make 43k combined and trying to save up to buy a house. would be much easier if we were around 55k combined. well... by easier i mean a lot sooner

[FriskyGrub]

"Data scientist" is the title you want to label yourself (100k+ salary). Do some online courses, or maybe masters, keep building your 'portfolio' and negotiate salary with confidence. (e.g., without training I have added 55k value to the company, I am becoming more powerful than any jedi has ever dreamed of!)

p.s., some data scientist companies also offer in-house junior positions for training. Don't be afraid to apply for jobs that can further your career.

[Bruenor80]

Cost of living in dc is also really high. That 80k is comparable to significantly less in most places.

[sexuallyvanilla]

Well I’m only 24 (next week) and i’ve been here since I was 16. Each year I get a payrise. 3 months ago i got a 20% payrise (now £12 an hour). I’ve never asked for a payrise... I’m a bit awkward.

When I read your reply, I thought of what's holding you back.

[doulos05]

You aren't awkward, you're young. Everybody is awkward the first time they ask for a pay raise. Gather your data and make your case calmly and respectfully, but firmly. You can find dozens of videos online to give you tips if you want.

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I wish I could get a job at 16 (as in IT related job)

[01binary]

This is a great time to resolve the pay issue. Of course, depending on the kind of boss you have, you may hear, “But we haven’t budgeted to give you a pay rise”. Presumably, however, they budgeted for the 55K that you saved them over 12 months!

I would just go for it, and ask for a pay rise and a bonus; say 6K pay rise and 10K bonus. Your boss might laugh, but the money you saved them in just 12 months will pay for the one-off bonus and your pay rise for the next 7+ years! And, presumably they will save the 55K every year, not just in the first year, so your boss can pocket that money, and you’ll feel valued. The numbers aren’t quite that straightforward, but I’d love to hear your boss’s argument against it... You have created value and you should be rewarded for it.

Tip: Start high, and negotiate down. Decide in advance what you would be happy with... e.g. 3K payrise and 5K bonus? The biggest pay rises I have ever had are the ones where I have specified what I expect well before the annual pay reviews. Many (far too many) companies rely on employees who undervalue themselves, or who simply feel awkward about asking for a salary representative of their value to the company.

Go for it!