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Practice Asking for a Raise in Spanish
Pedir una subida de sueldo
You've asked your manager for fifteen minutes about your salary. Make your case with real examples — and be ready for "tu categoría está topada por convenio", which is the answer you're most likely to get.
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You're talking to: un jefe de equipo
You: un empleado
naming the subject without apologising
Quería hablar contigo de mi sueldo.
framing the case
Desde enero llevo bastante más carga.
backing it with evidence
Te pongo dos ejemplos concretos.
Your goal
Ask for a specific bruto anual, back it with two concrete examples, and leave with a decision, a date, or an alternative that isn't money.
You'll practice
- Name a specific figure as bruto anual
- Back it up with two concrete examples
- Leave with a decision, a date, or a named alternative
Phrases you'll actually use
Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.
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Quería hablar contigo de mi sueldo.
— naming the subject without apologising
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Desde enero llevo bastante más carga.
— framing the case
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Te pongo dos ejemplos concretos.
— backing it with evidence
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Estaba pensando en treinta mil brutos anuales.
— naming a number
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El convenio marca mínimos, no máximos, ¿no?
— pushing back on the convenio refusal
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¿Qué tendría que hacer para llegar ahí?
— turning a no into a path
Level-up expressions
hacer números
do the sums, work the figures out
He hecho números y no me salen.
llegar a fin de mes
make ends meet
Con esto llego muy justo a fin de mes.
contar con algo
count on something happening
Contaba con una subida este año.
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