Compensation Record

One record per pay conversation. What was delivered, how it landed, what was committed to, and what's still open. Auto-saved and shareable with HR when needed.

Person

Role

Date of conversation

Type of conversation

Salary after this conversation

Next salary review

The outcome

What you delivered and how you framed it

The number, the reasoning you gave, how you explained the decision. Factual — not how you hoped it went.

Their response

How it landed

Your read on how they received it — useful for the record and for understanding what comes next.

What was agreed

Commitments from both sides

What you promised. What they agreed to. If you named specific conditions for next time — write them here exactly. These need to be findable later.

Still open

Questions you couldn't answer in the room

Things they raised that you didn't have a full answer for. Don't leave these. A commitment to follow up only counts if you follow up.

Follow-up

What you owe them next — and by when

Specific actions with deadlines. A vague "I'll look into it" is the same as nothing.

Check-in date

Your reflection

What this conversation tells you

Honest notes for yourself. How did you show up? Was there anything you'd handle differently? Did anything come up that's worth looking at beyond this one person — a pattern, a gap, something in the pay picture that needs attention? This is for you.

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