eh, personally, I think it's /much/ easier to just ask for a raise first. My experience has been that you usually get it, and sometimes you get something much higher than you would expect. Unlike interviewing around, just asking takes maybe 10 minutes of effort and has zero downside.
No employer will be offended by you asking for more. Hell, lots of people think that ambition is a good thing. If you don't get what you want from just asking, /then/ the above makes sense. but really, most of the time there is free money to be had for the asking... get that money before you spend effort job hopping. If you do end up job hopping anyhow, usually your new salary is your old salary plus some percentage on top, so even if the boss gives you 3% and you think that's insulting, eh, that means you start 3% higher when you negotiate your next job.
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eh, personally, I think it's /much/ easier to just ask for a raise first. My experience has been that you usually get it, and sometimes you get something much higher than you would expect. Unlike interviewing around, just asking takes maybe 10 minutes of effort and has zero downside.
No employer will be offended by you asking for more. Hell, lots of people think that ambition is a good thing. If you don't get what you want from just asking, /then/ the above makes sense. but really, most of the time there is free money to be had for the asking... get that money before you spend effort job hopping. If you do end up job hopping anyhow, usually your new salary is your old salary plus some percentage on top, so even if the boss gives you 3% and you think that's insulting, eh, that means you start 3% higher when you negotiate your next job.