I've managed hundreds of employees. Here are the top 5 things people do wrong when asking for promotions or raises — and what to do instead.

• 07/04/2025, 5:08 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Andrea Wasserman

Over the course of my career at companies like Nordstrom, Verizon, and Yahoo, I've hired, developed, and evaluated hundreds of employees. Many of them were smart, capable, and ambitious. They wanted promotions, and they got them — but I've also turned down many requests.