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I am not really sure how to negotiate a higher rate of pay, hence the reason I stumbled upon this site.

I can talk the talk but have a hard time walking the walk to my superior. I have printed the reports off the website. Although I may not bring them to the negotiating table I will use the figures as a way to discuss the average scale, and how I feel I am above average. So start by asking your superior, "Do you see me as above average" and explain why you are! Then use the numbers to back it up and say "If I am above average than I deserve above average salary?" We all know in retail your not going to make millions! Its about passion and drive that makes what we do worth it! If you are that ABOVE AVERAGE manager then you should be recognized for it!

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I didn't get where I am today just by doing what I'm supposed to or expected to do. I go beyond that. I worked hard and long to get where I am today. I always made myself the corner stone or pillar of the team. Continually striving to improve and continually learning. My team sees me as an invaluable member. I am often consulted for many things in pharmacy. I do my best and set high standards for myself beyond what is normally expected of me. I strive to be more involved in the pharmacy and other areas within the store. I also train upcoming pharmacists and technicians. There's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it. If you know you are capable of expanding your knowledge and role, then do it. Don't wait for someone to come along and hand it to you. Take control of situations you can handle and don't let it slide. Be on top of it. Maintain a level head and calm atmosphere. You'll be amazed at how much that can help others in your team.

This is what I can tell from reading most of your "advice":

- Not very many of you have been taught grammar as children. If you cannot write a simple sentence properly, don't expect to get the best pay.

- Don't get your nursing diploma or become a practical nurse. GO for the gold standard and actually get your nursing degree. You will be worth the knowledge that you bring to the health care team.

- Nursing in the USA really sounds like it sucks. Your health benefits are atrocious and your pay is terrible. Nobody on this site seems to like how they're treated. Try working in Canada; leave your whining at the border.

One out of every 100 ideas will strike a chord with management, and possibly the market. Always look for new ideas, recognizing that it is a difficult and often unrewarding effort. All you need is for one of the 100 to hit, and this can change your life forever. I am proof of this. After the first idea is somewhat successful, later ideas seem to come easier and the probability for success improves at least marginally. Fame and fortune are truly fickle, and favor only those who are willing to risk and put their shoulder into the effort, sometimes for a very long time. Overnight successes are exceedingly rare, and are almost always the culmination of decades of effort (which is often not obvious on the surface.) Anyway, this is my advice and it is extremely difficult to take what I just said and make something from it. but there it is.

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Explain why you were worth a higher salary.

I started working for a family run business over 20 years ago. At that time there was 3 of us that worked in 1 department. Over the years due employee vancancies I am left to run the dept on my own and has been that way for more than half of my years served.

Since my start at this retail company I have been given more responsibility then you can imagine. I love this but I have never been compensated for the added work load. Now we have 2 stores and I am responsible for that as well.

There is 1 other employee other than myself that has been here for a long time. He is of the male gender.

If I had to be honest I do 3 times the about of work he does. Not to consider, I replace him when he is not here, and take care of my own responsibilities as well.

I am getting the impression as long as I can handle these responsibilities they have no intention of hiring anyone else to replace former personnell.

I am the longest employeed women ever here and for some reason I don't advance or get benefits like my other male gender co-workers.

I would love another job! The only thing I have going for me is that I have a job of 20 + years.

I feel it's like security in a way. Or am I wrong.

I've negotiated for a different title and higher salary and GOT IT! What I was finding is that my company was using "Administrative Assistants" for anyone who was in administration. Based on the level of the executive I worked for and the type of duties I did, I created a profile for similar positions in the area that had better titles. I took it farther and identified the appropriate salary range they needed to compensate me with in order to keep me there. They were receptive to my research and suggestions, and I got the title changed to Executive Assistant for all the Admins working with Execs - and, for myself, I got the increase in salary I was looking for. Be thorough and industry-applicable in your research to get the results you want.

Starting off lying in an interview has got to be the worst thing you can do. I never felt comfortable with an employer asking "How much do you make at your current job?". There is only one good answer, and that's an honest one. Here is how I played it though. I told my current employer that I was headed for an interview somewhere else, to give them to opportunity to counter before they had too. After 9 months with this company they offered me a $10K raise. Hours later I attended to the interview and when asked the salary question I was honest and told them my new salary as of 2 hours ago. I took the new job and received my second increase of the day. Honesty is the truly the best medicine, you just have to know how to use it properly.