<prompt> Human: Ive been at my new position at a small creative agency 30 employees for a little over two months. I was hired in a junior project management role to support two more senior individuals. Two weeks ago, one of those people was fired. The owner of the company called me into his office to let me know that Id be taking over her projects and that my competence made the decision to let her go easier. I wasnt hired to lead projects. I was hired in a more supporting capacity. Yet, since then, Ive led four projects all are nearing completion in the next 2-3 weeks. Ive been working 10-11 hour days. They are paying me overtime, but Im wondering if thats sufficient in this circumstance or if I should ask for more higher pay, change in title, etc. I know Im supposed to have a 3-month review in a few weeks. Should I bring this up then? My higher ups have mentioned that theyre looking to replace the person that was fired. Does this change things like, as in, Ill be going back to doing only what I was hired to do once they hire someone, so a change in pay wont be reasonable in a few weeks time? At this point, I feel like Ive proven myself capable of doing the work. Should I point that out?  <response>: This might go against common advice but Ive had good luck sitting down with employers and having a talk about professional development as opposed to straight up asking for a raise.Just talk about how much work you have been putting in and where you would like to see yourself career wise. I think this shows you are a team player but you also know your value. It also puts the company on notice. If you dont end up meeting your career goals and milestones you are going to walk.Im sure straight up asking for a raise works but in my opinion its a bit short sighted. It puts you and the company in a more traditional bossemployee dynamic where the employee is given just enough money to keep them around but really has no access or buy in to company strategy. These are not the kind of people that a company wants to groom for higher level andor strategically important positions and that is where the real money is at. 