Your yearly pay review

You're sitting with your boss for the annual salary review after a year at the company.

Medium · 4 min

Scenario: Du sidder med din chef til den årlige lønsamtale efter et år i firmaet.

Tak, fordi du bad om denne samtale. Du har leveret en flot præstation i år.

Thanks for asking for this conversation. You've delivered a great performance this year.

Jens

Your response:

Tak. Jeg synes selv, jeg har taget meget mere ansvar end sidste år.

Thanks. I feel I've taken on much more responsibility than last year.

How the conversation starts

One way it can go. Play the conversation above to choose your own replies and see where they take it.

Jens

Tak, fordi du bad om denne samtale. Du har leveret en flot præstation i år.

Thanks for asking for this conversation. You've delivered a great performance this year.

You

Tak. Jeg synes selv, jeg har taget meget mere ansvar end sidste år.

Thanks. I feel I've taken on much more responsibility than last year.

Jens

Ja, det kan man se — og det smitter af på teamet. Hvad er det vigtigste for dig i den her samtale?

Yes, it shows — and it rubs off on the team. What matters most to you in this conversation?

You

At forhandle min løn — jeg synes, den bør justeres.

To negotiate my salary — I think it should be adjusted.

Jens

Forstået. Hvor meget havde du tænkt dig?

Understood. How much did you have in mind?

You

Jeg har undersøgt, hvad andre i samme stilling får — cirka fem procent mere.

I've looked into what others in the same role earn — about five percent more.

Jens

Tak, det er godt at have på bordet. Jeg tager det med til ledelsen og vender tilbage med et konkret svar, inden ugen er omme.

Thanks, it's good to have that on the table. I'll take it to management and get back to you with a concrete answer before the end of the week.