Update - Asking for higher than normal pay raise

I commented in your original thread. I'm glad to hear that you got a raise and candidly, at 30%, two issues are at hand. The first is that this confirms that you were being paid well under scale for your position in that company and secondly you're doing excellent work for that company.

As I mentioned previously, for an existing employee the max raise I was able to give was around 15% and that was the exception. A raise of that nature usually entailed a position move and responsibility increase. There were other work-arounds but that's the gist.

Honestly, I would continue to research other positions and interview to get a sense as to what your position is demanding in your field. That may sound harsh and it's certainly not all about the money but by doing so you'll have piece of mind or know that you should be moving on.

Finally, he had a range for the raise he offered. 30% probably wasn't at the bottom but I can also guarantee that it wasn't at the top. You still had wiggle room and might have gotten an additional 5-10%. Not trying to bring you down but it's lesson for next time.

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