<prompt> Human: When I accepted the current job Im in, I was offered a lower salary than I asked with the stipulation that the partners at the company were unsure of my experience level and they would re-evaluate at 3 months. I have been a contributor to my project, performed well and picked up slack, but did not ask for a 3-month review because I still felt like I was learning on the job. Now Ive just passed the 6-month mark and feel as though I deserve a review and a raise.I want to ask something along the lines of, You said youd re-evaluate me at 3 months, so now you have to decide if you want to invest in my continued presence at your firm, but I have to come up with a better way to say it. Im planning to ask for a 6-8 raise 3-4k. My company is in NYC, 40 people, and the partners are known for dodging raise inquiries. Help?Assistant: You said youd re-evaluate me at 3 months, so now you have to decide if you want to invest in my continued presence at your firmI would restructure your argument. Its not you have to reevaluate me or Ill leave. You want the message to be something along the lines of Ive been here for a few months and have shown both great performance as well as improvement. I know I was hired as a Junior Widget Pusher, but I think that my time here has shown that I fit more into the Intermediate Widget Pusher role, given that my responsibilities include pushing widgets, managing the widget maker, and leading some of the other Junior Widget Pushers. Given my research on salary.com and glassdoor.com, it looks like the market rate for an Intermediate Widget Pusher is around 65,000 per year. What can we do to ensure that my compensation reflects the value I bring to this company, and keep it in line with the market rate?Of course, youre not going to be doing a monologue, and this will certainly be more conversational, but thats the gist of what you want to get across.Also notice Im having you ask for a 30 raise, not a 6 one. You should probably be asking for much more than you think. At worst theyll say no or counter-offer with 15 or 10, and youll still come out ahead of your desired 6-8.If this fails, given your comment about awkward guys known for being uncomfortable and dodging staff problems and raise inquiries - you might end up having to get an outside offer from another firm. Its bad business practice to require your employees to go get an outside offer before giving them a raise, but thats how it works at some places. Just keep in mind that this is an option you should reserve rather than the default, because many managers will see you as a deserter for doing this. Nothing establishes your market rate like having a competing offer from another company in the market especially if its a competitor.Human: Thanks. I think that asking for a good deal more than I expect is a good tactic- I actually did that in my initial negotiation and ended up ahead of a lot of people who have been here longer. Ill try again at this next review!  <response>: If youre currently making more than people who have been there longer, you might be facing an uphill battle asking for the raise. Good luck. 