<prompt> Human: Hey everyone,Long time lurker, first time poster here. I work for a pretty good medium sized company. I was pulled aside by our HR department a couple days ago and was offered to be moved to salary from hourly. I am currently hourly. Work 8:30 to 5:00 PM with a 30 minute lunch. I hardly every work overtime as the company doesnt really like people staying over 8 hours a day 40 hours a week.I currently make 20 hr. So my first question is, would it make sense for me to move to salary? I dont often work overtime - dont think Id be required to if I do move to salary, and I wouldnt have to clock in out for lunches and breaks. My hours would stay the same. Vacation time the same and everything else pretty much the same. Here is where things get tricky. Ive been meaning to sit down with my boss and talk about my pay. Ive been at my rate for about a year and a half and weve been growing pretty constantly and I have been taking on more responsibility and have been able to keep up with everything I have been given. From what HR told me, my boss approved moving me to salary and said she would talk about a pay raise not now but but soon, - The last time I spoke to her about a raise or just how I can make more money was a few months 4-6 ago. She said in a few months then.My question is should I wait to sit down with her and talk about pay and moving to salary at the same time, or take the salary and wait a few weeks really busy time of year for us right now to talk about pay raise?  <response>: Raise now. This is the time HR and your boss are interested in you. Once you sign off on the salary, might well be months or a year before you get reviewed again.Also, why are they interested in moving you to salary? What is the benefit for your company? If you think you already deserve a raise for some reason now, you most definitely do deserve a raise if overtime will not longer be paid for, if youre going to be taking on more responsibilities etc.Dont feel guilty for burdening them during a busy period, they brought it up. And not getting a raise means the company gets more benefits out of your work at a slightly lower rate, but does not affect the bottom line much. However, a slight increase in pay already can have quite an impact on your daily life. 