Does niceness get you a raise?

>coworker was assigned impossible task
>basically detangling relational database mess that some architect crapped out (the problem was essentially cleaning up someone's trash sql)
>she took it, no questions asked, and struggled to solve it for 2 weeks
>finally went to boss and said, in the nicest way, that she "didn't have the same level of expertise and commitment to this task" as the boss
>went through task with boss
>neither of them could figure it out
>it was moved to offshore

He tried pushing that stuff on me and I basically said "Oh yeah I saw that. Someone wasn't doing their job, this DB is shit." And he said, "Yeah, I know." Anyways, we had a discussion about how we shot our manager down on this impossible task and she lectured me about how being nice and formal will make her look better at appraisal and will give them less to criticize about her when it comes down to determining a raise. I basically said that he doesn't care about that shit and that neither of us are getting anything but inflation.

What do you all think? Is saying no in the nicest way possible the way to get a raise?

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The real question is why aren't you fucking her yet?

She's a fat Indian woman.

If you want a raise, you must demand one. Meaning you ask for one, and if they don’t give you one, you tell them there will be some consequences.

What’s those consequences are depend on how in demand you and your skill set are. It can range from quitting on the spot, to accepting another job offer, to starting to look for another job (but don’t tell management you’re looking for another job) to just giving less of a fuck about your work.

I keep telling her you have to be a flight risk. You have to put in your two week notice and 2-3 days before you leave, they'll match you (lmfao). I've seen this happen twice.

fucking rofl

> well done

You're doing it right. If they wont pay you what you deserve you give less effort and less fucks. They understand this, you get what you pay for. However, for the employee, it's okay if your intelligence / performance is higher than the pay grade. You just perform what's needed and that's it. Take it easy and enjoy life

It’s very important that you ask for a raise once at a time. If you use the strategy you mentioned and management calls your bluff you have egg on your face for a long time, possibly forever. It’s just a negotiation like any other.

>Is saying no in the nicest way possible the way to get a raise
Just on the surface, no. But what are the alternatives here? Sperging out and complaining for 10 minutes to your manager isn't going to get you a raise.

Being nice in general can help, but it's entirely situational. Admitting that you don't have expertise and commitment to a task, so you are just giving up on it is almost always a surefire way to not get a raise in most tech fields.

^^^none of the above applies to women. women can do anything they want and keep their jobs.

And if this comic is you go read TAOCP and do at least half of the exercises. You won't have those problems anymore. Then go read ONAG.