Have you ever asked for a pay rise?

8 April 2019

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The gender pay gap is in the news again. Normally in the consumer world if you’re unhappy with something, you should politely complain. We wanted to test whether this applies in the world of work too. Have you ever asked for a pay rise (disregarding any company-wide annual rises)? Please select the CLOSEST option to your situation.

The gender pay gap is in the news again. Normally in the consumer world if you’re unhappy with something, you should politely complain. We wanted to test whether this applies in the world of work too.

Have you ever asked for a pay rise (disregarding any company-wide annual rises)? Please select the CLOSEST option to your situation.

Results

I'm male (1746 votes)

Yes – often and it usually works		106 votes (6%)
Yes – and it has worked		663 votes (38%)
Yes – but never got one		271 votes (16%)
No – I’m too nervous/wouldn’t know how		219 votes (13%)
No – it just feels rude to do it		98 votes (6%)
No – I feel my pay’s adequate/too high		94 votes (5%)
No – the firm is quite clear it won’t do it		165 votes (9%)
No – another reason		109 votes (6%)
Not applicable – always been self-employed/in education/never worked		21 votes (1%)

I'm female (2145 votes)

Yes – often and it usually works		51 votes (2%)
Yes – and it has worked		644 votes (30%)
Yes – but never got one		508 votes (24%)
No – I’m too nervous/wouldn’t know how		414 votes (19%)
No – it just feels rude to do it		135 votes (6%)
No – I feel my pay’s adequate/too high		62 votes (3%)
No – the firm is quite clear it won’t do it		184 votes (9%)
No – another reason		125 votes (6%)
Not applicable – always been self-employed/in education/never worked		22 votes (1%)

I’m agender/don’t wish to disclose my gender (32 votes)

Yes – often and it usually works		0 votes (0%)
Yes – and it has worked		5 votes (16%)
Yes – but never got one		5 votes (16%)
No – I’m too nervous/wouldn’t know how		7 votes (22%)
No – it just feels rude to do it		0 votes (0%)
No – I feel my pay’s adequate/too high		2 votes (6%)
No – the firm is quite clear it won’t do it		2 votes (6%)
No – another reason		5 votes (16%)
Not applicable – always been self-employed/in education/never worked		6 votes (19%)

                   3,923 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.