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 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "pay-raise-case-builder",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Pay raise case builder",
 "summary": "Share your results and the pay raise you want. Get your case, a script and replies to likely answers.",
 "headline": "Pay raise case builder",
 "subhead": "Tell it your role, your results since your last review and what you want. It builds a case you can say out loud in five minutes: your evidence, the market proof to look up, the ask, and a script. You also get replies to \"no\" and \"not now\", and ideas for what to ask for instead.",
 "job": {
  "id": "sell-and-negotiate",
  "name": "Sell and negotiate"
 },
 "level": "beginner",
 "thinking": "medium",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-27",
 "first_published": "2026-10-27",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "Your role, how long you've been in it and when you were last paid more",
  "What you have done since: results, new duties, things you saved or earned",
  "The amount or range you have in mind",
  "Pay evidence you found, such as job ads or surveys (optional)",
  "How your manager and company usually decide pay (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "Your results, sorted by what matters to your manager",
  "A list of pay evidence to look up before you go in",
  "Your ask as a range, with one number you would take",
  "A short script, replies to likely answers, and other things to ask for"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "Your review is coming and you want to ask for a raise, also called a pay rise.",
  "You took on more work or a bigger role and your pay hasn't changed.",
  "You are in a salary negotiation with your employer, or got an offer elsewhere and want to talk to your manager."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You are negotiating a job offer from scratch: use the Job offer planner.",
  "You want to prepare for a tough talk on another topic: use the Negotiation prep coach.",
  "You want to know what to pay your own staff: use the Salary band and benefits planner."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "Your role, how long you've been in it and when your pay last rose",
   "What you have done since: results, new duties, things saved or earned",
   "The range you have in mind",
   "Pay evidence you found (optional)"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Your case",
    "contains": "Your results in order of what your manager cares about, each with the reason it matters."
   },
   {
    "name": "Pay evidence to look up",
    "contains": "What to find yourself, and where to look."
   },
   {
    "name": "The ask",
    "contains": "Your range, and the one number you would be glad to get."
   },
   {
    "name": "Script",
    "contains": "A short opening, your case in three points, and the ask."
   },
   {
    "name": "If they say",
    "contains": "Replies to \"not now\", \"we can't\" and \"let me think\"."
   },
   {
    "name": "If pay is fixed, ask for",
    "contains": "Other things to ask for, such as a review date."
   },
   {
    "name": "Follow-up note",
    "contains": "A short note to send after the talk."
   },
   {
    "name": "Checks missed",
    "contains": "One line for each of its own checks that still fails, or none."
   }
  ]
 },
 "output_shape": "YOUR CASE\n1. <result> | Why it matters to your manager: <reason>\n\nPAY EVIDENCE TO LOOK UP\n- <what to find, and where>\n\nTHE ASK\nRange <yours> | The number you'd be glad to get <yours>\n\nSCRIPT\nOpen: <line>\nThe case: <three points>\nThe ask: <line>\n\nIF THEY SAY\n\"<reply>\" -> <what to say>\n\nIF PAY IS FIXED, ASK FOR\n- <option>\n\nFOLLOW-UP NOTE\n<short note>\n\nMISSING\n<what you did not tell it>\n\nCHECKS MISSED\n<one line per check still missed, or none>",
 "how_to_use": [
  "Start a chat with the skill. Open it if you added it to your AI, or copy it and paste it in.",
  "List what you have done since your last raise. Give numbers only if they're true and you can show them.",
  "Look up pay for your role in places you trust, and paste in what you find.",
  "Say the range you want. Be ready to say the number you'd be glad to get.",
  "Rehearse the script out loud, then ask your manager for a time to talk."
 ],
 "checks": [
  "Every result in the case is one you gave.",
  "No salary figure for others appears unless you gave it.",
  "The ask is a range with one clear number.",
  "The script can be said in about five minutes.",
  "There are replies for \"no\" and \"not now\"."
 ],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Negotiation call prep planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/negotiation-call-prep-planner",
   "why": "Sell it"
  },
  {
   "name": "Negotiation prep planner for the weaker side",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/weak-position-negotiation",
   "why": "Sell it"
  },
  {
   "name": "Feedback conversation planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/feedback-conversation-planner",
   "why": "Lead the team"
  }
 ],
 "source": null,
 "credits": [],
 "files": [],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/pay-raise-case-builder",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/pay-raise-case-builder.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/pay-raise-case-builder.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/pay-raise-case-builder/SKILL.md",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/pay-raise-case-builder",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/pay-raise-case-builder",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}