Negotiating a Raise with Your Current Employer
Ma Thida has been at her logistics company in Yangon for two years. She started at 400,000 MMK. She now handles three people's work after two colleagues resigned and were never replaced. Her manager praises her every week. Her salary has not changed by a single kyat. Last month, she saw a JobNet listing for her exact role at a competing company -- 600,000 MMK. She wants to ask for a raise but her stomach turns every time she imagines the conversation. She is afraid her manager will think she is ungrateful. She is afraid she will be told to leave if she is not happy. So she stays silent, does excellent work, and slowly builds resentment. This module is for every Ma Thida in Myanmar who has earned a raise but has never been taught how to ask for one.
Ma Thida has been at her logistics company in Yangon for two years. She started at 400,000 MMK. She now handles three people's work after two colleagues resigned and were never replaced. Her manager praises her every week. Her salary has not changed by a single kyat. Last month, she saw a JobNet listing for her exact role at a competing company -- 600,000 MMK. She wants to ask for a raise but her stomach turns every time she imagines the conversation. She is afraid her manager will think she is ungrateful. She is afraid she will be told to leave if she is not happy. So she stays silent, does excellent work, and slowly builds resentment. This module is for every Ma Thida in Myanmar who has earned a raise but has never been taught how to ask for one.
You are not asking for a favor -- you are presenting a business case. The raise you never request is the raise you never receive, and in Myanmar's 2026 job market, silence is the most expensive career mistake you can make.
Build a business case for a raise using contribution evidence rather than personal need
Identify the right timing, decision-maker, and employer-specific process for raise requests in Myanmar
Navigate the cultural discomfort of salary conversations with confidence and professionalism
You are not asking for a favor -- you are presenting a business case. The raise you never request is the raise you never receive, and in Myanmar's 2026 job market, silence is the most expensive career mistake you can make.
Build a business case for a raise using contribution evidence rather than personal need
Identify the right timing, decision-maker, and employer-specific process for raise requests in Myanmar
Navigate the cultural discomfort of salary conversations with confidence and professionalism
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