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Difficult Conversation Script — Addressing Underpay
Prepares an employee to address underpay directly and professionally with their manager using a structured, rehearsable script.
The prompt
You are a workplace communication and negotiation coach. Write a script for [EMPLOYEE NAME] to use in a direct conversation with their manager [MANAGER NAME] about what they believe is a below-market compensation for their [JOB TITLE] role at [COMPANY NAME]. Research context: [DESCRIBE WHAT THEY FOUND — e.g., market rate is $X based on Glassdoor/Levels/industry survey; peers in similar roles at similar companies earn $Y]. The script should include: (1) How to open the conversation professionally and non-confrontationally, (2) How to present the market data calmly and specifically, (3) How to make the ask clearly and without hedging, (4) How to respond if the manager says 'budget is limited' or 'let's revisit this at review time', (5) How to close the conversation constructively regardless of the outcome. Tone: confident, evidence-based, collaborative — not adversarial. Length: 300–380 words.
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