{"id":568,"date":"2016-10-26T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T12:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=568"},"modified":"2022-08-02T17:26:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:26:53","slug":"good-time-ask-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lemonade.com\/blog\/good-time-ask-raise\/","title":{"rendered":"When is a Good Time to Ask for a Raise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Ask for a Raise (&amp; the Perfect Timing) #LifeHacks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jn2vL6rlh6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When is a good time to ask for a raise? There are a couple of good answers for this, but one of them is to do it just\u00a0after we&#8217;ve done something great for the company.<\/p>\n<p>We have this principle called <a href=\"\/blog\/lemonade-proves-trust-pays-off-big-time\/\">reciprocity<\/a>, which is one of the most wonderful parts of human nature. It&#8217;s this idea that when someone does something for us, we feel pressure to reciprocate. We feel pressure to do something back for them.<\/p>\n<p>So, think about it, when you&#8217;ve done something great for the company, your boss might\u00a0feel the need to reciprocate. 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