Job: Business Analyst, IT (United States)

I think asking for a raise is always a risk; I believe some performance based requests make it easier. After a few months in a new group I had taken on several new responsibilities and had managed to stay clear of conflicts in the group. I asked for a raise and got more then I thought I would get. My boss, then, gave me a 25% raise. I almost passed out.

Now I work for the same Company with a different boss, which was of no choice of my own, and have taken on way more responsibility and requested a raise with no result.