Asking for a Raise, Promotion, or Handling a Performance Review

The work is no problem. The conversation is.

You’re delivering results in your role. But when it comes time to talk about compensation, progression, or feedback, things feel hard. You’re not sure how to frame what you’ve done, how assertive to be without sounding entitled, how to respond to feedback without taking it personally, or whether now is the “right time” to speak up. These conversations feel heavy and messy. But they don’t have to.

  • Performance and progression conversations sit at an uncomfortable intersection:

    • your effort becomes something to evaluate

    • your identity and self-worth feel implicated

    • power dynamics are exposed (even in healthy workplaces)

    • outcomes aren’t always clear or immediate

    You’re expected to be calm, confident, and strategic,
    often while feeling vulnerable or uncertain. There’s a structural tension that sits squarely on your shoulders.

  • Without the right preparation and internal grounding, a few patterns tend to repeat:

    • under-advocating; you soften your message so much that the point gets lost.

    • over-explaining or justifying; you try to prove your worth instead of stating it clearly.

    • taking feedback personally; useful input turns into self-doubt or defensiveness.

    • avoiding the conversation altogether; weeks or months pass, and resentment quietly builds.

    None of these mean you’re bad at your job. They usually mean you’re having a high-stakes conversation without enough support.

  • What makes these conversations more manageable is understanding your value and clarifying your needs.

    It’s important to:

    • regulate before the conversation

    • separate facts from emotion

    • clarify what you’re actually asking for

    • understand how this moment fits into your longer-term trajectory

    This is where WORK-SELF is designed to support you.

■ Deep research methodology

Start with your career assessment

The Career Assessment guides you through 7 structured sections: Personal Information, Current Professional State, Identity & Work Self, Strengths & Skills, Vision & Future, Tools & Preferences, and Career Story.

We combine your answers with insights from our’ proprietary deep research methodology called WORK-SELF Cohort of Influence (COI), comprised of the entire published body of work of the world’s leading minds in personal and professional development like Kahneman, Sinek, Duckworth, Clear, and more. The outcome is a clear Career Profile that shows how you operate at work, where friction appears, and what deserves your focus right now.

■ COhort of Influence Intelligence

Choose your ideal career path

Your Career Transition Blueprint brings together your assessment results into a clear picture of how you work, what drains or energises you, and what conditions support your best performance.

From this Blueprint, WORK-SELF helps you explore relevant options such as improving your current role, renegotiating scope, preparing for transition, or evaluating new opportunities.

Maya, your Career Advisor, supports you by helping you think through trade offs, prepare conversations, and plan next steps based on your current reality and priorities.

■ Integrated Career Operating System

See your progress clearly

Maya pulls data from your long-term Loops, mood check-ins, milestones, and journal entries to build simple dashboards that show how you’re progressing in your overall career development longer term.

Your Career Alignment Score reveals how closely your daily actions and 30-day sprint match who you’re becoming. WORK-SELF’s operating system ensures you stay on track toward the job you’re after and the career you really want.

■ Career guidance from CAreer Coach and AI ADvisor

Find a new job in 30 days

Maya, your AI career advisor, brings together signals from your Daily Briefs, tools, milestones, and activity to show how your focus and decisions are adding up over time.

Get tools, prompts, and to-do assignments that ensure you make daily progress. The system interconnects these job-finding functions so your progress continues seamlessly through your 30-day sprint. Get a new job or get your 30-day money back guarantee. 

■ Emotional Intelligence Feedback Loop

Grow with your community

Use Maya anytime for structured decision support, preparation, and clear thinking around your career.

Join the Community tab to learn from others navigating career decisions, share insights, and participate in practical challenges that support clarity and momentum. Share progress, stay accountable, and learn from others facing similar choices.

Getting started is easy

Start your 30-day Job Clarity Sprint or get your Loops Membership, create an account, and explore the WORK-SELF platform through a guided onboarding experience.

Step 1: Set up your account

Step 2: Take your career assessment

Completed in 30 minutes, your Career Assessment takes your complete career history and summarizes your key career insights.

Instantly access Maya, your career advisor, available 24/7, and book 1:1 sessions any time with a certified master career coach.

Step 3: Choose your coach

Step 4: Find ideal career in 30 days

Use your career assessment, daily to-dos, advanced career tools, and coaching support to successfully complete your 30-day Job Clarity Sprint.

Choose your next step

You don’t need to do everything at once. Start with the Career Assessment to understand the signal. Explore the 30-Day Job Clarity Sprint when action feels imminent.

Start 30-day Sprint