<prompt> Human: Currently, Im 19 and work at Best Buy and make 12.25 an hour. I started at 10, so, at this same time last year, Im already up 2037; of what I was at. However, half of that increase was because the minimum wage was increased from 10 to 11. My yearly review is coming up, during which I do expect a raise like I did last year. However, my circumstances have changed Im going to be receiving an Associates degree; just need to clear up a hold on my account to get an official transcript sent out. Can I use the fact that Im going to have an Associates degree, but dont have it yet, as a bargaining tool to negotiate myself a higher pay?I am one of our stores top performers in a department that is historically a lower performing department. I outsell most of the store, even in higher revenue areas such as Home Theater and Computers; if I had tried a little harder, I wouldve reached a million of revenue last year without an issue, while the next person in my department was at maybe 400k. For this year already, Im closing in on half a million and plan on using that as well.  <response>: associate degree might actually be considered a detriment by them because it means you will become overqualified for the position and may work towards seeking work elsewhere that is more in tune with your new degree 