If you can give your boss something (he or she needs) a new client or a sizable contract, for example just before merit pay decisions are being made,you are more likely to get the raise you want.

• 如果你可以给你的老板他或她所需要的，一个客户或者一个可观的合同，例如在做有价值的付出的决定之前，你往往可以得到你想要的。