Payrise

>>18004346
>I work as a developer at a very small (and unorganised) software house

Fellow dev here,

I used to work for a small company too and went your route, asked my boss for a raise (because i did 75% of the work) and he politely refused. I knew the company was making enough money to give me the raise i wanted (deserved, honestly) but he didn't want to give me a raise at all. So i told him that i leaving, because i wasn't being compensated for all the work i did on top of what my actual job description initially described.

Less than a week later i landed a job at a large firm with career potential, and a year later i earned double what i did before.

tl;dr don't ask for raises at a small company, find a company that's willing to pay according to your expertise

Dont write a letter, schedule a face to face meeting with your boss, or whoever owns your payroll. The problem is 1 year isnt a very long time; basically nothing, so a large raise doesnt seem like itll be on the table unless your boss/managers like you and the work you do. Also youre doing good by keeping your eyes open for better opportunities. If you find something better by all means go for it!

>>18004365
Wow yeah that is a very similar situation to mine. I'm technically a junior, but I'm doing way more. Other programmers who are above me in title (and no doubt pay) ask me to help them with small stuff all the time, I'm also now writing documentation to help other developers do what I'm doing. Plus I'm frequently raked into these weird high level meetings with project management / process guys (because none of them have the technical aptitude to understand wrist their processes actually are) so not really junior stuff anymore.
>>18004392
I've talked with my direct boss a number of times, he put a word through but I've now specifically been instructed to write a letter.

>>18004411
I can't emphasize what i'm about to say more than this
>Companies want young prospects, grab the best paying one
Junior or not, if you have the skill, the mindset and preferably the diploma's you can get yourself an awesome job without too much effort. The company i switched to gave me the possibility to actually stop living like i did through uni, on whatever cash was left.

People always say money doesn't make you happy. Personally, i think it does play a part in becoming content.

>>18004445
Wise words. I think you're right that it probably is time to leave. I suppose the tactful thing to do would be not to ask for a large increase as there's more chance of me actually getting it, but ultimately I'll be looking to shoot off and find something larger. This pay thing has become a bit of a complex for me, like a personal mission, but honestly even if I got it I don't think I have a real sense of progression at this place. They probably know it too.