How to make more money at work.
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A lot of people work for money, I think this is the wrong reasons to do a job, but since you are playing the game this way I would like to give you a few pointers about how you can make more money while working.
The first rule of money making is, do not ask for it. If you ask for it, the answer would most likely be no, or even why?
Make sure you perform.
As in showbiz, a great performance pays off. Make sure you are in the top 3 at whatever you do. If you do perform great let your managers know. If you celebrate your own sales or results, you boss will most likely check why you celebrate, and praise might come your way.
Make the extra effort.
Do not lay down your work at the very end minute of your day. If you work in a store, stay a while extra if the store is crowded, if this gives you one or two more extra sales, it will make a big difference during a year. Or as at my job, working at a call centre, if there is a lot of customers waiting in line, cut your break a few minutes short, take a few extra calls.
Do volunteer work.
One of my employees told me that he went in to work on Sunday. I did not ask him to, he did not have to. I do not know if he filed in his hours for it, or if he did it without extra pay. I do not care whether he did charge or not for it. It gave me a head start on Monday, and I thought it was great. If he wants to be paid for it that is ok with me, but I did not ask him to do overtime, so in theory he should not get paid for it. Volunteer work does not necessary mean work overtime whiteout pay. Is there any projects going on? Volunteer if you think that you can do the task great. Or maybe chip in to clean the kitchen area once in a while.
Be on time always.
No matter how great you perform, if your show starts late, your audience might have a bad first impression, even if the show is great. If you arrive ten minutes late, you are bound to be noticed at work.
Make yourself valuable.
Increase your value. Look around you and think for yourself who in this room cannot be replaced? And why is it that this person can’t be replaced? Maybe the one you are thinking about gets more pay than you? Can you do better than her? I wrote a blog post about this a while back. Read it.
Stay motivated all the time.
If you fall behind on motivation and your manager needs to spend extra time motivating you, you’ll be in trouble. You might kiss the extra money goodbye if you are hard to motivate or if you spread a negative atmosphere around you. If you are negative, try to hide it, or talk with your manager in a constructive manner. Read this as it might give you pointers on how to stay motivated.
And at last have patience.
Wait to ask, until the right time. Most companies adjust their pay once a year. Do not ask after a wage rise has been given, as the budget most likely won’t allow further increase. But a couple of months before are a great time to ask for it, but do you remember the first rule of money making? Do not ask, but if you need to ask, make sure you fulfill what I write about here first. You do not want to hear your manager say; you do an average job, why should you not have an average pay?
So if you wonder how to make more money at work, make sure you are among the top 3 performers, always arrive on time, do the extra work, volunteer, increase your value, stay motivated and have patience. If you do, you’ll for sure see that your income might grow faster than others.
