"Before asking for a raise -- even if you need and deserve it -- it's easy to let self-doubt take over: What if your boss doesn't think you're worth the extra money? What if your boss hasn't had a pay bump for a while, either, and labels you a complainer?" What does the "pay pump" mean in this paragraph? I mean I know the meaning in general. But, I don't know the meaning of this phrase exactly if picked them out.
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" What does the "pay b ump" mean in this paragraph? pay bump = a pay raise, usually quite a good one. The idea is this.
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" What does the "pay b ump" mean in this paragraph?
pay bump = a pay raise, usually quite a good one.
The idea is this.
If your boss has not had a raise for a while, he won't feel like giving you a raise.
We also say things like eg The store bumped up the price of beans, meaning it raised the price.
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