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vegasinc.com | august 20 - august 26, 2017
How to ask for more money Business professionals offer advice to employees on approaching the boss By Howard Riell | Special to Vegas Inc
A three-year study conducted by employment firm Robert Half International found that employees would rather clean their house (36 percent), look for a new job (14 percent), get a root canal (5 percent), or be audited by the IRS (4 percent) than approach their bosses about a pay raise. Âś Something is wrong here. Âś While asking for a raise pay rai s e, Continued on page 15
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