<prompt> Human: I work for a design firm and I manage our largest account with one other designer. This is a huge account and requires a ton of work. One of our senior most designers was recently let go and I have acquired all of his accounts responsibilities 3 more accounts to manage, plus now leading up our sourcing on top of everything else I currently have. All of this has come without a bump up in pay of any kind. I know I need to ask for a raise, but not really sure how to go about it and how much of an increase I should be asking for?Note these new accounts that I have been given arent as large profitable as my main one but still require just as much work. We dont work on commission so thats not a factor.Assistant: 3 more accounts at 9.7account would qualify you for a 29.1 raise.Yeah, no. It doesnt work like that. There are too many unknowns here. Is this a temporary situation, where they are going to hire a replacement for this designer, or is this a trial run at a promotion? Youd first want to start a discussion with your employer about the nature of your workload, and their expectations regarding your previous responsibilities. Once you understand that, you can have the discussion about what you are worth to the company, which would in theory be based on what it would cost to replace you if it came to that. Human: This isnt a temporary situation. He was let go due to some restructuring in the company, or something along those lines, not 100 sure. There has been no mention of replacing him and I know that we arent looking for anyone else right now.Assistant: If your company is letting people go due to restructuring, that might mean you should update your resume.Human: I had the same thought, but my boss sat the rest of the team down and assured us that the rest of our jobs were safe. Probably a good idea to update it anyway though.  <response>: Well what else would he have said? The company is in dire straights and we need you to do the work of two people for an indefinite period of time?Things could be fine. But management probably wont give you an honest answer. If things are bad, dont expect management to tell you. They dont want a mass exodus of their already trained employees. 