Ashford University Concerns Over the Payment Increment Discussion

Mr. Smith,

I would like to once again thank you for the time you are taking to discuss my concerns and my desires. I greatly appreciate the offer of a 3% raise; however, I would respectfully ask that we discuss this figure a little further. I do understand that the normal raise offered by the company is 3%; however, I feel that the 3% would be appropriate if we were only discussing the years I have already gone without an annual raise and the money I have saved the company through my contract negotiations as I detailed in our initial discussion. However, I feel that when you include the additional 2 ships that I am expected to take over for and the training of the new buyers for the new contract, I certainly feel that I deserve much more than the standard 3% raise. When considering my 20 years of experience in the Navy and what I have already proven of myself for the past four years here at this company, I think it would be fair to say that I deserve at least a 12% raise. I was hired on as a Junior Buyer, but have been given many responsibilities that, although have not gone unnoticed, as I have received many accolades from senior personnel and the ships, I feel they have gone unrewarded monetarily. Please accept my request for a 12% raise.

Thank you,

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