Do you ever struggle with asking for a raise, especially as a Christian? You're not alone! We're diving into the challenges Christians face when advocating for themselves in the workplace and how the story of Joseph demonstrates that faith, integrity, and work ethic can lead to success.
Prepare to be inspired by Joseph's steadfast commitment to God while discovering practical steps for asking for a raise, including finding your KPOs or KPIs, rating yourself on those, and researching the next role.
In this enlightening episode, we also discuss the difference between asking for a raise and a market adjustment, as well as when to approach your boss about it. Performance reviews can be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate initiative and discuss recognition, so make sure you're prepared! Most importantly, we shed light on the significance of prayer and stepping out in faith when seeking a raise. Remember that it's not about buying a Maserati, but rather asking for resources to help, serve, and be present. So, tune in and learn how to embrace your worth as a child of God and effectively ask for a raise!
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Do you ever struggle with asking for a raise, especially as a Christian? You're not alone! We're diving into the challenges Christians face when advocating for themselves in the workplace and how the story of Joseph demonstrates that faith, integrity, and work ethic can lead to success.
Prepare to be inspired by Joseph's steadfast commitment to God while discovering practical steps for asking for a raise, including finding your KPOs or KPIs, rating yourself on those, and researching the next role.
In this enlightening episode, we also discuss the difference between asking for a raise and a market adjustment, as well as when to approach your boss about it. Performance reviews can be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate initiative and discuss recognition, so make sure you're prepared! Most importantly, we shed light on the significance of prayer and stepping out in faith when seeking a raise. Remember that it's not about buying a Maserati, but rather asking for resources to help, serve, and be present. So, tune in and learn how to embrace your worth as a child of God and effectively ask for a raise!
Book a free coaching session: https://www.saverstreet.com/free-consultation
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catherine.vanderlaan@saverstreet.com
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When Christians devalue themselves in the workplace. It is not a good witness. It is not a good witness because who would look at a Christian who is trampled on, who's taken advantage of, and say, oh yeah, that's who I want to be. Really embody the power of our God. Be strong and courageous, rely on Jesus, know who you are, ask for what you're worth and go help other people. Welcome to the Money Ministers podcast. My name is Catherine Vanderlaan and I'm Erica Flukis.
Speaker 2:We're the Money.
Speaker 1:Ministers, and we're here to help you understand what God says about managing money.
Speaker 2:It's a tricky topic, but God says a lot about money in the Bible. Let's dive in.
Speaker 1:All right, let's get started. I want to say I'm very excited for today's podcast episode. By the way, hi, I'm Catherine Vanderlaan.
Speaker 2:And I'm Erica Flukis. Good to see you.
Speaker 1:I'm so excited to see you all. Today. We're talking about a tough topic. We're talking about how to ask for a raise as a Christian. This is difficult and I'll tell you, i coach a lot of people And through financial coaching, career coaching, i ask people to ask for raises a lot. We figure out where the market rate is for their position. We're usually underpaid and I'll say go ask for a raise. A lot of times when I coach somebody who's not a Christian, they say great, what's the process? Let's figure it out. I know I'm due for a raise. They have a little bit of self-doubt. Then they pick themselves up, they prepare, they go and they ask for a raise. No problem. Sometimes there's a little bit of a problem, but not very often When I coach a Christian, which I love doing. Love doing.
Speaker 2:I know you do.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's a little bit of a different story, don't you think, marika? Yes, i think you're right Yeah. Yeah, christians just don't ask for a raise as well. I don't know if it's because we've been told in the church or shown in the church that we need to be a doormat. That it's not. It wouldn't look good for Christ if we advocated for ourselves. I don't know. What do you think the reasons are that Christians don't ask for a raise as well?
Speaker 2:I think there's a lot of reasons. I think a lot of times I know in my experience as a career coach people just settle Some of us in the body of Christ. we just want a job. We just have this lowly mentality that oh well, it's paying me more than my last job or this is the most money I've ever had and I'm just going to be okay with it. But I think it really gets back to knowing your worth, knowing who you are as a child of God, knowing that we serve an abundant God And so he's always wanting us to go from one level to another, right. Like scripture says, we are called to go faith to faith, from glory to glory. So I think it's the same way. I just don't think we transfer that concept over to the workplace.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I get that. it's a little interesting to me because we spend so much of our lives at work that we look at work and we say, well, this is the thing I have to do in order to live. Then I'm going to focus my energies on ministry church right. Christians, i found, are willing to serve and excel and do very well in their ministries at church. And then it comes over here into their workplace And, yeah, they might be like Jesus, they might be full of integrity and work hard and do all their work as if it is to the Lord, but then they don't advocate for themselves.
Speaker 1:And they don't advocate because they're just taking what they can get And they might not think that they deserve more. or maybe their focus just isn't there. Oh, it's too much energy, or God will provide for me. I hear that a lot. God will give me the raise if I need it. He will just make it happen. Well, let me ask you, erica Joseph let's talk about Joseph for a second, because he's like my Midas guy Everything he touched turned to gold. basically. Yeah, it did Not to mix Greek or whatever mythology with the Bible.
Speaker 1:How dare.
Speaker 2:I.
Speaker 1:But what's Joseph's story?
Speaker 2:Well, we know that he was promoted from throwing in the pit, being accused of what? cheating on with who was it? Why?
Speaker 1:Why, she doesn't even have any money.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, she's the wife of Potiphar's wife. That's who she is, that's all we know. But he went, he was in jail. He's thrown in jail And then the Lord was. The scripture say that the Lord was with him And I believe.
Speaker 2:Well, the word talks about how he was a man of faith, a man of integrity, and everything that he did. people were drawn to him. When he was in that pit, or in the jail we would call it now, he had a standard, he appealed that standard. I mean I think it's a good story in a testament because I think a lot of times I probably would have done this. If I was thrown in in, you know, accused and thrown into a pit, i would have probably been grumbling, complaining and see in scripture that Joseph didn't give any place for that. He still remained a man of integrity.
Speaker 2:You know, i'm sure he had those down moments when it's like, okay, god, why have you forsaken me? And I think that's okay because God knows that we're human and we gotta be transparent, because God knows even before we even say a word, right. But I think Joseph's story just really shows how, even when we are not treated fairly in the workplace, god will promote us, but it's up to us to hold that standard. We have to show up right. We have to. What does that look like in the natural? We have to show up on time. We can't steal time from our boss. We can't steal supplies from our boss. You know the supply cabinet, your job, and there's four post-it pads. You know, don't think it's okay to. Oh, i'm just gonna take one of these home. They won't miss it.
Speaker 2:No, all of that counts. You know, it's a lot of times it's the little things that really count, but I think really it's about excelling. That's what Joseph did And he went from one level. He got promoted, even though you know he didn't wanna be there In the first place. He didn't ask to be there, but yet God promoted him. But I think it all went back to his attitude and his work ethic, right, his attitude, which all goes back to his heart, which we that keeps coming up in our conversations. But bottom line, any money I think any money matter that we talk about and that you have going on in your life is always gonna go back to your heart.
Speaker 1:What is really in your heart, yeah, and that's not to say, if your heart is right with God, that he's going to bless you monetarily. I mean, that is the Christian life. It is aligning your heart with God so that your desires are his desires. Then it is seeking God to listen and then doing what he says.
Speaker 1:Yes exactly, yeah, and you see that in Joseph's life. You see that when he was in that prison, i don't think, the prison guard and the prison manager the guy who was in charge went oh Joseph, he looks like a depressed individual who takes no initiative. Let's just put him in charge of everything. No, no, of course not. He looked at Joseph and went that man is not feeling sorry for himself, that man doesn't have a victim mentality, that man sees what he can do and he does it, that man is on the fast track to something good and I'm gonna give him as much responsibility as possible because it makes my job easier.
Speaker 2:Good point, and that brings me. That's a great point. It just makes me think about how someone's always watching you.
Speaker 2:And so, even when I think they say that's the definition of character, personally, a character is doing the right thing when you're in the limelight on stage, when everybody sees you, or if it's behind closed doors. I mean, what are you doing at midnight on Friday? Is it the same thing you would do at 10 am on Sunday morning at church? I mean that is what integrity and character is all about, and I think it's in those times. I do think sometimes God can promote you. I mean, that's the Joseph story, so you're not.
Speaker 1:It's not really Joseph's story. It isn't because he asked for it. He asked for it. He went. When you take initiative and you show that you have all of the capabilities of being in charge, you are asking for it, you are greasing the wheels, you are showing that you can do that next job. You are saying put your trust in me because I have integrity. And when those two guys went to Joseph and said, hey, we have dreams, can you interpret this for me? Joseph didn't say I'm not being paid enough for this, that's not my job.
Speaker 1:He said hold on, i serve a really great God and God can interpret your dreams. I can't, but maybe God will reveal it to me. I'm willing to go the extra mile for you, even though it's not my job, because I'm here as a Christian. Well, he was a God follower, not a Christian at the time, because Christ hadn't come, but he was a Hebrew follower of our Almighty God and said we'll see. We'll see what God has to say. And then, after he gave those interpretations, he said please tell Pharaoh about it. Please remember me when you go back to Pharaoh to get me out of this prison, please please let me out of here.
Speaker 2:I love that part Yeah.
Speaker 1:Anyway, sorry, it's a good point, that's OK.
Speaker 2:Oh, because I was talking about how people are always watching us. My point was if you're busy with being excellent and going above and beyond, then I think, yeah, you can be promoted and God can bless you. Of course, you can ask for it and God will give you wisdom as well and he will open up the door, so it can work both ways.
Speaker 1:It can. But I think we're both aligned in saying being excellent at your job is a prerequisite to asking for a raise And being able to measure and show that you're doing a great job in the job that you have, that you are going above and beyond, which is, by the way, the opposite of quiet quitting. Christians should not be quiet quitting. Yeah, That's, I'm sorry, I'm going to put my foot down. Quiet quitting is how you basically resign and say I'm not doing this work for the Lord anymore.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and it shows the lack of integrity. But the point I want to I want something I want to share about my previous point as well is I guess I'm just going to share a personal testimony. I was on one job working in another industry and then one of the general managers of that company actually referred me for another job which was paying more, had better opportunity. I had not interacted with him, i didn't tell him what my goals were or interests, so it's out of that experience And it was more money. It was full time versus what the part time that I was currently working, and so I know that that was God.
Speaker 2:That's a great example. I just believe that, yes, he was watching me, he had some interactions, but I never told him my career goals or said what I really wanted to do. No one really does that with their current employer. But I think it was really a testament to my work ethic And just him probably had to be watching me Because, again, we didn't have a whole lot of interactions. But for him to refer me to this position, this other at another company, i believe, just had to speak to me, showing up, doing my job, going above and beyond and having integrity and having a good work ethic.
Speaker 1:So Yeah, and that definitely happens and that happens a lot. I'm so glad that you had that experience because you can see that having integrity, really doing your job well, showing up with a good attitude, working as if all of your work is to the Lord, which I really should know that reference, i had it on my wall at one point Everything you do, you do it for as if it is unto the Lord. It might be in Philippians, but if somebody is listening to this and you know the reference to that or want to look it up, Are we going?
Speaker 1:to hold it right now. We should Please put it in the comments. That would be very helpful. I think God and people see that and they say I want that woman on my team, i want that man on my team. They do great work. I would love if they were over here. I want to help them because they helped me.
Speaker 2:So it's Colossians 3, 23, 24. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for human master. So it's Colossians 3, 23.
Speaker 1:All right. Thank you so much, Erica. You're welcome. We're keeping us both honest here.
Speaker 2:I need my word. The word is important to have a reference.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it is.
Speaker 1:It is Colossians 3, 23. All right, why don't we talk about how Christians can't ask for a raise in their current role, current job? Maybe that's a raise in a promotion, maybe it's just a raise, but there are a few steps to this and then a little bit of an emotional hurdle to get through. So this is very easy and there are steps for everyone, not just for Christians. Step number one is do your job with integrity and do it very well. Be very, very excellent in everything that you do. Step number two and you don't have to be perfect. Let's actually rewind a little bit. You don't have to be perfect, but you have to be good. You have to be very good. So don't be afraid of making mistakes. Don't go into, you know, fight, flight or freeze mode before doing anything. Work as if it's going to work out, and if you make a mistake, oh well, learn from it, report it, have integrity, fix it, move on, but do your job very well, and then you have all the material for the next step. The next step is to find your KPOs or KPIs, so the performance objectives or key performance indicators, whatever your company calls them. It's basically how your job is laid out by HR. So what are you being measured against? Take those There are usually four or five, sometimes more of those for a role And write down how you rate yourself in each area and provide examples I mean tangible examples of what you do to be excellent in each of those KPOs or KPIs.
Speaker 1:Okay, the third step is to find the next role. What is that next rung on the ladder? Find those KPOs or KPIs. I'm just going to say KPIs at this point. Find those KPIs and rate yourself on how you're doing with those. If you're a project manager and you have your KPIs for a project manager, look at the KPIs for a senior project manager or principal project manager. Fill in the blank. If you're a marketing manager, a product manager, a sales representative, whatever you are, fill in the blank for those KPIs.
Speaker 1:And then the next roll up, because what you're trying to do is prove that you deserve a raise or a market adjustment. Those are two different things, by the way. A raise is basically saying I'm excellent, i bring great value to the company. Pay me a little bit more because I bring great value to that. I've really gone above and beyond and I am monetarily bringing a lot of value to the company. A market adjustment is when you go in and say I am being grossly underpaid, the market rate for this position is X. When I've been paid way over here, i've been grossly underpaid. Please raise my salary to the market rate in our industry for this position. That's a different argument to be had. I've walked people through that too, but we're not really going there right now. But it is, keep it in your back pocket, google it if you need to. If you think you're grossly underpaid, google how to argue for a market rate adjustment.
Speaker 1:Then the last step, last one I don't know if we're on three or four, i think it's four. Last step is to have the meeting with your boss. Say here's my evidence, here are the KPIs for both my position and the next position up. Here's how I've rated myself. And you pass it over to him or her and you say do you think What have you seen? Is this what you're seeing too? Because I'd like to know if I have a distorted view of myself and how I'm performing. I'd like to know what you think about how I'm doing in my position. Then you have an honest discussion Through that you say great, okay, we both agree or don't agree. Maybe I have ways to improve, but you have to know Does your boss actually think you deserve recognition for your really great work?
Speaker 1:If your boss does, then you say Do you mind, can I ask for a raise? What's the process for getting a raise at this company And is there any process for breaking that process and getting a raise sooner? Because you know what Most people don't ask that second question and they wait until like October or April or January or whatever, and then it passes and they don't get the raise and then they get a merit increase that's like a percentage or two higher than everybody else and their bosses. There's your raise. Don't do them. Ask them for the process to break that process, how you can get it sooner, how you can be recognized outside of this cycle, okay, okay, any questions?
Speaker 2:I know that's a great step by it's very practical, step by step plan. As you were talking, i was just thinking about the performance reviews, that many employers have them, and so that might be a good opportunity to find out what else you can do, what you need to work on, or also that can be a moment where you can say you know, give that proposal, your KPIs and how you're meeting them. Maybe what do you think?
Speaker 1:I don't like that. I don't like that at all. I think that performance reviews should be monthly and most of the time they're annually. Don't wait that long. Don't wait.
Speaker 2:Okay, yeah, i wouldn't say wait a year, but I'm just saying using, you know, utilizing the performance reviews, depending on how often you have them. If they're annually, yeah, don't wait that long. I agree, yeah, just a thought. I think that's the time when you want to let them know, maybe, what you're doing right. Maybe give them a report, like okay, yeah, i saw that we had a. What do you think about that? This is just an idea. I mean, i think in a way, you want to show your, oh, i'm taking initiative. Oh, you know, i see, over here we had a problem with X, Y and Z and this is what I'm doing now to solve it, or whatever this you made.
Speaker 1:Ergo, let me ask you if you were a manager and your direct report came to you at performance review time, you had 12 of them to do. When your direct report said, Hey, here's how I'm doing. Excellent Exceeds expectations. I would love a raise And six other employees said the same thing, How'd it go?
Speaker 2:I don't know. That's a good question. I definitely wouldn't do ask every month, that's a little too often. I mean, obviously, you know, i don't know. I mean I think if the manager was really more of a coach and a mentor, it really had cared about people's growth, it could be a good conversation. I don't know. But there's six employees, that's the point.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, let's say this this manager had 12 employees, was giving 12 performance reviews and seven of them asked for a raise. Would you stand out or would you get lost?
Speaker 2:Yeah, no, you wouldn't stand out. I see what you're saying Yeah, you wouldn't stand out.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, okay. Would he or she think Hey, this person's proactive.
Speaker 2:Oh, i get your point, maybe not.
Speaker 1:Okay, but if you, outside of performance review time, scheduled a meeting outside of your weekly one on one, so however often you meet with your manager and you said I'd really like to talk about my key performance indicators, i'd like to talk about how I'm doing at this company.
Speaker 2:Well, that shows a lot more initiative.
Speaker 1:Yes, Yeah, puts it right on the top. Yeah, these are her to-do list. Your manager's to-do list has just changed because this gives a little. Hey, this person's thinking about their career. They're thinking about their next steps. They're thinking about how they fit into this company. Alert, alert, this person might be leaving. And remember your first step is to prove that you are an excellent employee.
Speaker 2:But no, but could you use your performance reviews just as a touch point? I mean, you already answered this, but I wouldn't necessarily use the performance reviews for the ask moment, but kind of just like a what would you call it A touch point to let them know this is what I'm doing. That's going above and beyond, Just like a little report, because I know a lot of times in performance review meetings they give you that opportunity to share.
Speaker 1:So Oh yeah, That's what I was thinking.
Speaker 2:Take every opportunity. Just so that when you do the ask for a raise six months down the road, or eight months, whatever it is, they're not going to be shocked. They're going to be like, oh yeah, yeah, remember, you told me about that. Yeah You, you did exactly what you said you're going to do. And, yeah you, i see the results. It's awesome.
Speaker 1:Yeah, No.
Speaker 2:I like that a lot.
Speaker 1:Yes, give as much forewarning as possible. what your?
Speaker 2:plans are.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's possible. Yeah, but do it off cycle, ask off cycle so that they can work up to it. I remember at one point I was at a company that I will not name and I loved my boss. I absolutely loved my boss, but I was horribly underpaid, and I knew it. I had just allowed my first daughter and I don't know if you know this, but in Massachusetts, infant care is about $20,000 a year. Yeah, full-time daycare for an infant is 20 grand, and this was back in 2015. And so I said, hey, i'm being grossly underpaid. Here are my KPIs. Here's how I'm doing the job of somebody actually two levels above myself. Here are the above and beyond initiatives. I need at least a $20,000 raise. I think it was like a. I think it was being paid like close to, or around, 50 grand a year. At the time, i said I need at least a $20,000 raise. And that was still being underpaid. Getting a $20,000 raise, okay.
Speaker 2:Wow.
Speaker 1:They should have just said yes, and where were you living at the time?
Speaker 2:Is that because of your market? Were you living?
Speaker 1:Yeah, I was living. I was living right outside of Boston. But this particular company has this idea that it should be, it's a privilege to work for them, And so they underpay everybody And I don't really appreciate that everybody works to live.
Speaker 2:They must not be Christian.
Speaker 1:No, they are not Christian. They are not. I like it. I was the only Christian I knew at that entire company of many thousands of people. After months and months of this, they kept saying my boss kept saying I'm working on it, i'm trying to get it, i'm trying to get it, i'm trying to get it, and God actually landed another job right on my lap. I wasn't, i had just started looking, i was within yeah, i was in my maternity leave period, which is a totally different story And a recruiter reached out and I thought, oh, what the heck? And I answered him, did a little call And he said I'm actually this is the industry that I meant to get into at the beginning. So so this is perfect. I met the hiring manager and negotiated my salary. I ended up with like a 90% raise.
Speaker 2:Wow.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, a lot more than that $20,000. I was asking.
Speaker 2:And they found you. They found you. How do you think they found you? Was it through LinkedIn, or I think?
Speaker 1:it was God You had your resume out there.
Speaker 2:God, it was okay Yeah.
Speaker 1:I think it was God, no, i. But I mean I had my profile updated on LinkedIn. I I knew a few people in the industry, but they didn't know that because my last name had changed So recently, so they didn't know that I was that same person. It was kind of a weird thing actually.
Speaker 2:Super natural. It's a supernatural thing And I and I asked this question because and it's encouraging, so thank you for sharing because there may be somebody listening who said well, i totally agree with what Catherine said. I've done all that And I still I'm not getting a raise, but I love the company I'm at, i love what I do for a living. I don't want to go to another industry, and so you. I think you have to pray, because sometimes you may need to leave the comfort zone. But just hearing your testimony, even though it was with another company, yeah, now, nevertheless, i feel like it probably could happen in the same organization perhaps, but wow, that's awesome, yeah definitely, definitely.
Speaker 1:I would say that for a Christian, even if I revise, all of those steps in between, before and after, all of those steps should be a lot of prayer, because you want God to be guiding you. Yeah, you want your heart to be aligned with God's heart. So your desires are his desires. You, you want to make sure that every step you take is on God's path, not on yours. But don't be afraid to take this path. Take the step just because you haven't received full confirmation of it. Okay, god will stop you. If he can stop you know, aylem, with a talking donkey, he can stop you from taking a job that you shouldn't be taking. Don't be afraid to move forward. Sometimes it takes a while.
Speaker 1:When Joseph coming back to Joseph, when Joseph was talking to those two guys and giving them their dreams you know one the baker, one the cupbearer, and the baker not beheaded or whatever and the cupbearer ended up being reinstated to the Pharaoh. He said don't forget me, don't forget Talk to talk about me to Pharaoh, get me out of here, yeah, and the cupbearer forgot about him, or maybe he was too afraid to mention him, and it took him two years, two years before God gave Pharaoh a dream that he needed interpreted and the cupbearer had enough confidence to mention Joseph. Say wait a second. Oh, all of your magicians can't interpret that dream. I know a guy who serves the Lord. He can help you.
Speaker 1:Anyway, all of that to say God will guide your steps. Let's step out in faith. Step out in faith, ask for that, raise, follow those steps. You are a child of God. You have the, you can have the confidence that God is with you. And if that company is not the company that you should be staying with, don't misplace your loyalty to God with loyalty to a company.
Speaker 2:That's good Yeah.
Speaker 1:I've seen that happen a lot with Christians. There's, there are two things that keep Christians at a certain company. There's either super loyalty, because they think that that's a gift of the Holy Spirit, or something It isn't of the way. You know, integrity is, honesty is. You know, all of these, these good things are in loyalty to God. Faith, faith in God is, but loyalty to a company is not. Yes, you're not betraying anybody by leaving a company.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 1:So either loyalty is keeping them there, or fear or comfort You know the comfort of not having to change or the fear of either a big shift, of needing to change who they are where they work, the fear of the unknown.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:It's one of the one of those.
Speaker 2:I think a lot of us have that fear of the unknown and going through the process because it's work. It's work to find another job and to put yourself out there, especially if you're changing industries or trying to go up another level. Yeah, it's definitely not an easy process.
Speaker 1:No, it's. It's not easy, but you make it a lot easier when you're very, very excellent at what you do. We can wrap this up. I mean, the bottom line here is, if you have done the research, if you're excellent in your role, if you know that you can ask for a raise, that you you are commanding the value that a raise would bring. Gear up, put on the armor of God, be strong and courageous and go ask. Be proactive. Don't wait for a tempo that the company has set. Be proactive and ask.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's it. Yeah, i think that's the bottom line. Just be proactive and ask. I just want to reiterate the bottom line, too, to all of this is know your worth, know your value, truly know who you are. You're a child of God. You deserve what you're valued. Don't devalue yourself by just settling and thinking you don't deserve or you don't need more. So I think that's a big piece of it too.
Speaker 1:And I'd say that when Christians devalue themselves in the workplace, it is not a good witness. It is not a good witness because who would look at a Christian who is trampled on, who's taken advantage of, and say, oh yeah, that's who I want to be?
Speaker 2:Yeah, that's true, that's so true.
Speaker 1:Right. Really embody the power of our God, be strong and courageous, rely on Jesus, know who you are, ask for what you're worth and go help other people. All of this, i mean when you're asking for a raise. You are asking for the resources to give, to help, to serve, to be present. That's what you're asking for.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you're not asking for more money so you can buy a Maserati or whatever. I mean, maybe you are but if that's your purpose, come chat with me. But you know Catherine gets you straight. Yeah, well, we'll align you with God here, because that's a hard issue. Just leave, please. Please understand that your primary role in the workplace is to be a witness for Jesus Christ, and asking for a raise not be at work, not being trampled on, not being taken advantage of is a better witness. Yes, definitely, okay, okay.
Speaker 2:Sorry, get off on my rant.
Speaker 1:I'm off my rant.
Speaker 2:No, it was good I get on rant.
Speaker 1:All right, well, until we meet again. If you all have comments about this or questions you'd like to submit questions to ask, go to one of our websites or links at the bottom of this podcast description and submit your questions, ask them, meet with one of us. Whatever you want to do, we have links for different options. If you are curious to know where you fit in the corporate world, i think we have a link for that too. So let's move forward Now, christian, go forth, conquer and be a great witness in the workplace.
Speaker 2:We'll see you next time, bye, bye.
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