Country: India

Jobs today are highly demanding, individuals are forced to perform above their set goals and targets in order to retain their jobs, which leads them to be a workaholic leaving very meager time for them to spend with their social life. under such circumstances people become stressful, which directly or indirectly influence their performance and work-life . The solution for the above case is proper work life balance, which calls for effective time management with their job and personal life. If a individual is able to do that, then this will automatically reflect in his work performance , which in turn will help to boost one's career.

When I first started this job I worked alongside another assistant, but she didn't last long and I ultimately ended up doing both jobs on my own. I thought I deserved a higher salary but I was initially hesitant to ask for it.

The hard part for me was finding the right words to describe what I wanted. I didn't want to come off as disgruntled. I also wasn't sure when to ask and I kept putting it off.

I waited until the company's review cycle. I repeated (in my head) the word "fair", over and over. I tried to think about what problems my manager was dealing with, and how I was helping to solve them.

I said: "I know its been hard to fill the other position. Since i'm working out and getting the job done, i'd like to be compensated fairly."

I got a 7% raise and $500 bonus! And, my boss eventually also hired another assistant to help me with my workload.