I Deserve A Raise Essay

Why I Believe I Deserve a Raise I have worked for Glideaway Manufacturing now for over two years. This has been one of the best companies that I have worked for. The position, for which I was hired, has been challenging and rewarding, and I feel I have not only mastered, but improved the processes within this position. In fact, I have improved these processes to the extent that my productivity has doubled, allowing me to take-on additional responsibilities. As a result, I have volunteered to lead two training programs. The first training program focuses on ensuring all positions at our branch have backups identified and fully trained. The second training program focuses on process improvement within our other branches. This program will allow …show more content…
In fact, I have gone into every project with the thought of improving our company and saving us money, from reducing staffing, to eliminating travel expenses whenever possible. The savings from the improvements that I have made far outweigh the three to four percent pay increase that I am requesting. Plus, I have many more cost saving ideas yet to present. Now that I have my areas of responsibility running as efficient as possible, and once I finish the two projects I am currently working on, I would like to analyze our shipping department. I have already seen opportunities for improvement during shipping and receiving overlap that could be easily implemented. In fact, during my external research I found a top performing company that was starting to experiment with a process called “Cross-Docking.” The idea behind this process it to combine shipping and receiving to eliminate unnecessary touches for through shipments. Since our branch consists of sixty percent through shipments, this process improvement could represent a thirty percent productivity improvement, not to mention eliminating the risk of merchandise damage due to excess handling. I would love to bring these improvements to our