Asking for a raise: Bosses are most receptive to requests for pay rises on Wednesdays, a survey of more than 1,500 UK top brass shows.

要求涨薪：对超过1500名的英国高层的调查显示，老板们在周三接受涨薪要求的可能性最大。

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He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay raise.

他带着要求增加工资的意图去见老板。

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Asking for a pay raise is a delicate conversation and something you should not do without careful planning, says Dr. Katharine Brooks, director of Liberal Arts Career Services at The University of Texas at Austin and author of You Majored in What?

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