How to Get Your Boss to Like You

You can't be manipulating or attempting to manipulate the outcome. If you think, I will die if they say no, then you're setting yourself up for a really hard time. You've got to go in there saying, regardless of the outcome, I know I have to say this because I have to get it off my chest. And now, at the very least, even if I don't get this pay rise, now at least my boss knows what it is that I want. That way, if you're not so tied to an outcome of how they're going to react, you're not going to be so shocked if it's not an outcome that you want.