Professional Email Assignment
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Workplace Email to Supervisor: You have been working in sales at a medical supply company for two years. Your supervisor has recently denied your request for a 5% annual salary increase, citing the weak economy. However, the company itself has experienced considerable and steady growth in profits over the past 5 years. Your personal sales numbers are in the top 10% of the company, and you are single-handedly responsible for 40% of the sales in your division.
Company policy dictates that you any salary-related complaints or requests must be put in writing. Compose an email to your supervisor that protests his decision and makes an argument for why you should receive your requested raise.
YOU: salesman at medical supply company
AUDIENCE: your supervisor
PURPOSE: to persuade him to change his decision denying you a raise
Make sure that you format your email clearly and appropriately (in attached .doc or .docx for in text). Your email should be approximately 200 words (plus or minus 25 words or so).
