Comments on: Don’t Quit Without Asking For What You Want http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/ Personal finance blog for college students, recent graduates and everyone else -- including entrepreneurship -- for getting rich. Featured in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:47:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: steve http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-82553 steve Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:59:25 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-82553 I agree with your article. I too have made many, many assumptions that have hurt me in the end, when a simple question in all likelihood would have bettered my position. re: the concern that other coworkers don't get these "perks": well, they probably didn't ask. maybe they aren't willing to think outside the status quo. But why assume what you want isn't possible? it could very well be possible and happen next week for you if you are clear about what you want. Then it might happen for everyone else in the office and life gets much happier at work because everyone else was thinking the same thing but not saying it. The worst that will happen is your request will be unsuccessful, which is still a success in that a) you asked for what you wanted and b) discovered they wouldn't provide it , at least at this time. Which gives you a *better* reason than you had in the first place for considering other work options. Cheers! I agree with your article. I too have made many, many assumptions that have hurt me in the end, when a simple question in all likelihood would have bettered my position.

re: the concern that other coworkers don’t get these “perks”:

well, they probably didn’t ask. maybe they aren’t willing to think outside the status quo. But why assume what you want isn’t possible? it could very well be possible and happen next week for you if you are clear about what you want. Then it might happen for everyone else in the office and life gets much happier at work because everyone else was thinking the same thing but not saying it. The worst that will happen is your request will be unsuccessful, which is still a success in that a) you asked for what you wanted and b) discovered they wouldn’t provide it , at least at this time. Which gives you a *better* reason than you had in the first place for considering other work options.

Cheers!

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-38508 Tatyana Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:14:53 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-38508 Hey Ramit, I agree w/ all that you wrote here....my only problem is - what happens when you ask and don't receive. My BF just tried to ask for a raise, and did not get it. The raise is very warranted, and I feel like this company is just plain taking advantage. Is there even a point to continue to ask? I think he's just giving up. Thanks for the great advice :) Hey Ramit,
I agree w/ all that you wrote here….my only problem is – what happens when you ask and don’t receive. My BF just tried to ask for a raise, and did not get it. The raise is very warranted, and I feel like this company is just plain taking advantage. Is there even a point to continue to ask? I think he’s just giving up. Thanks for the great advice :)

]]> By: munish http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-903 munish Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:08:16 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-903 read, steve pavlina's, 10 reasons you should never get a job. read, steve pavlina’s, 10 reasons you should never get a job.

]]> By: Alek http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Alek Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:23:06 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-902 Go to a quiet McDonald's about an hour before closing. They usually have an extra cheeseburger or two that they'd give away or throw away. Go to a quiet McDonald’s about an hour before closing. They usually have an extra cheeseburger or two that they’d give away or throw away.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Taylor Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:41:19 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-901 Ramit. I'd love to hear you riff on salary negotiation. What's the best way to play your cards when you don't know what the dealer is holding? Ramit. I’d love to hear you riff on salary negotiation. What’s the best way to play your cards when you don’t know what the dealer is holding?

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Ramit Sethi Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:29:27 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-900 No No

]]> By: Gerard http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Gerard Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:27:45 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-899 Don't you think that the title should be "Don't Quit Without GETTING What You Want"? Don’t you think that the title should be “Don’t Quit Without GETTING What You Want”?

]]> By: Deron http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Deron Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:05:44 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-898 The first part of the post caught my attention. The part where you said Indian people don't give a damn about set prices. I just wanted to confirm that this is very CORRECT! lol. I work in the cell phone industry and to my knowledge I've never seen an Indian person walk in and not just cut to the chase..."What's FREE??" lol. Good post by the way, that just caught my attention. The first part of the post caught my attention. The part where you said Indian people don’t give a damn about set prices. I just wanted to confirm that this is very CORRECT! lol. I work in the cell phone industry and to my knowledge I’ve never seen an Indian person walk in and not just cut to the chase…”What’s FREE??” lol. Good post by the way, that just caught my attention.

]]> By: Lee http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Lee Sun, 04 Dec 2005 12:34:59 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-897 What a fantastic post, I hope to use some of this information in the near future :) What a fantastic post, I hope to use some of this information in the near future :)

]]> By: Ramit Sethi http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Ramit Sethi Sat, 03 Dec 2005 00:34:24 +0000 http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/dont-quit-without-asking-for-what-you-want#comment-896 Great! Thanks for letting me know! Great! Thanks for letting me know!

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