<prompt> Human: Not sure if this is the right place to post this but thought Id start here...A little background: I work 4 days a week at a small local bank that Ive been at for 9 years. Im a lender with one colleague that does the same thing but he works 5 days a week. The month-end totals showed that I closed 37 loans compared to his 29. I feel that I squeeze my 5 days worth of work into 4 days and I deserve to get 100 of my annual pay rather than just 80 like Im getting now. I should mention that I plan to stay at 80 indefinitely. I dont have plans to work full time again. We recently had a key person in the Bank leave and my CEO is super stressed. But he and I have a great relationship. My boss is a waste of space and I dont really want to start with her cause I dont think she would advocate for me.To get to my question... how do I go about requesting a raise? My review is at the end of the year but it often feels like they just do the norm 3 raise at that time and I want and think I deserve more. How do I go about asking? I know the numbers will help but should I remind them that I work 4 days but that I am doing well over 5 days worth of work? How do I sell it? And should I skip over my manager and go directly to the CEO who would be the next person in line since its a small company? Im not very good at this sort of thing and I need help!!Any direction that any of you could give me would be greatly appreciated!!EDIT: after re-reading this post I think that the title is misleading... I work 4 days and busy my ass. I think that I deserve a raise and feel that the work I produce is 5 days worth of work just crammed into 4. So I would like to ask for a raise and am looking for some directionhelp on how to approach it. Thanks!  <response>: Are you sure it isnt just that your coworker is incompetent? I think the easiest way to show your value is if compared to broad group of people doing your same job, you generally get the same done in 4 days as they do in 5, then you can make a case for your value. Otherwise, at times they probably just need a butt in a chair to take phone calls, and your coworker is willing to do that. 