Why now is a good time to ask for a pay raise
CBSN
Employers are increasingly struggling to find high-quality workers, with many raising wages and salaries to fill open positions.
In 2021, a record number of workers quit their jobs in what has become known as the Great Resignation. A Pew Research Center survey found that workers quit over low pay and a lack of opportunities for advancement.
The current labor shortage gives workers newfound leverage in the job market, especially as remote work has opened up more opportunities, making it a good time for people who believe they should be making more money to ask for raises.
Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.