Earning Raises
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
1. a) Three or six months.  
 b) Six months or one year.  
 c) When supervisor thinks that the worker 	
earned a raise.	
2. a) 60 days.
 b) What is the company policy about raises? 	
How are raises earned?	
3. a) Earned.
 b) Because supervisors believe raises are 	
earned.	
4. Job performance, attitude, appearance, and 	
dependability.	
5. May I see a copy of the evaluation form that is 	
used for my job?  I want to see what topics are 
talked about during the evaluation so that I may 
prepare.	
6. 1) Read the evaluation form carefully.  2) Pre	-	
tend that you are the supervisor and rate your	-	
self for each topic on the evaluation form.  3) 
In a notebook, make a list of what you do well 
(called strengths) and what you don’t do well 
(called weaknesses)  4) Write down ways you 
can improve each weakness listed.  5)  Write 
down things you do at work that show the 
strengths listed — and new skills or job duties 
you learn.  	
7. What topics are discussed during a worker's 	
evaluation?	
8. a) Strengths.
 b) Weaknesses.
9. The score on your evaluation.
10. Lower raises.
11. 1) Ask your supervisor, What can I do to im	-	
prove my work performance.	
 2) Listen and write down what supervisor says.
 3) Write down ways to improve.	
 4) Do your best to improve each day at work.
 5) Write down what you did at work to im	-	
prove.	
12. Have you noticed an improvement in my work 	
performance?	
13. Student's choice of 3 questions listed on page.
14. a) Student’s opinion.  
 b) Reason for opinion.
15. Pizza Pie exercise:  
 a) Student’s choice of 3 items.  
 b) Student’s opinion.  
	 c)	Student	fills	out	evaluation.		
 d) Student’s opinion.  
 e) Reason.