Reflection: Why Should I Get Paid?

The claim that I have made is that my salary doesn’t reflect the work that I put into the company. I say it in the last sentence of my introduction, “I regret to tell you that my salary doesn’t reflect on the work that I put in.” This is a claim of value because I am saying that the money that I get right is wrong and I should get paid more. I am giving it my disapproval that’s why I should get paid more because I not happy with what I am getting paid. I say, “None of my coworkers have this certificate and I will be the only one to have one.” This is a claim of fact because I saying that in the future I will have the certificate and that I will be the only one with it. A claim of fact asserts a condition that has existed, exist or will exist. I am saying that this condition will exist.
I tell my boss that I took over my …show more content…
My boss may say that there are other coworkers with more seniority and who have also won employee of the month, but I say, “but I will be soon be taking a course that gives me a certificate in advance English.” This separates me from coworkers as I have leverage over them. Also my boss may question my work. He may wonder if I am a worker who can deal with a challenge. I respond by saying, “when one of my coworkers left for maternity I took over her responsibilities until she came back.” I am telling my boss that I am to do the work of two workers, which makes me valuable, and that I deserve a raise.
I find common ground with my boss when I say, “I know that it might be hard for you to consider me for a raise because I have only been working here for less then a year.” I am acknowledging that I have not worked for a long time and this may not let me get a raise. Also in another sentence I say, “Some of them have been working for a longer period of time than me.” I acknowledge that there are people who have worker for a longer period of time then me, which is why I might not get a