Would it be wrong to ask for a raise?

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Would it be wrong to ask for a wage at a part time job? I get $6.00 and have gotten that for 7 months now. Min wage is $5.85...currently. They told me if I become nicer to the customers I'll get more money but I don't know if it will happen and I'm now getting upset.

Usually you ask for a raise after a good job review...what type of work do you do?

Step 1: Fake being nice for a few weeks.
Step 2: Ask for a raise, worst case is they turn you down. Make sure you have reasons for a raise though and not just cause you deserve or want it.

I would talk with your boss and ask for concrete goals to achieve. "Being nice to customers" is subjective and difficult to evaluate. I would also keep some kind of diary to track how you're performing at your job so that you can justify your raise when it comes to that time.

If you're at a job that doesn't do formal evaluations, I would do a self evaluation after a month. List your goals (even if you get stuck with "being nice to customers") and do an honest assessment of how you're doing on each one. Use your diary to list concrete examples of times you've done a good (or bad) job.

I would also suggest setting personal goals for yourself while you're at work. If you have problems initiating conversations with people or difficulty looking at them, then set a goal to do this once per day, then twice, etc. If you can't look at them, try looking past one of their ears. NTs will think you're being nicer if they think you're looking at them while asking the initial question ("Can I help you") and during their response. If you look down while "thinking aloud" you'll probably be ok also. Customers will also appreciate your help if you don't have the answer but can find someone else who does.