So you’ve gotten a job offer, hooray! Now you’re apparently supposed to negotiate your salary, but how? Lots of people are intimidated by this process, so don’t feel bad if you’re among them. The trick to salary negotiation is in the framing of it. You aren’t asking for more money because you’re nice…
Money can be an uncomfortable topic, but it’s important and empowering to discuss salary with your coworkers.
Money can be an uncomfortable topic for lots of us. Many of my clients will start any salary discussion with a vague apology: “It’s not really about the money, but….” I think this often stems for a vague sense that they’re either not worth a big salary or that earning a lot of money will…
Like many of you, I was both appalled and unsurprised by last week’s Supreme Court decision that says my freedom and autonomy matter less than a cis man’s. And like a lot of you, I have spent the time since then pondering what this means, both in the immediate future and in terms of other…
After last week’s post, you know how to handle salary questions, but how can you make sure you’re getting a fair offer and not leaving money on the table? Salary negotiation can be scary and intimidating, but it’s important to ensure you get paid fairly. Here are a few basic tips to get you started:…
Tired of getting asked about your salary history? The good news is that, in many states now, questions about that are illegal. Salary history information has historically perpetuated pay gaps based on gender and race, hamstringing pay negotiation attempts by people who started at lower salaries. Additionally, there are many municipalities with similar laws,…
Now that you know you’re worth the bucks, and you’ve learned to negotiate your salary, it’s time to start thinking about how ask for a raise. Yikes! This can absolutely trip our anxiety wires again, but don’t freak yourself out. What you’ll do is start by looking back over the last couple of years…
I have a confession to make: Salary negotiation used to scare me so badly that I never did it. Yep, me, a career counselor. I would tell people, in a vague sort of way, that they should do it, but I didn’t understand how, so I never did it myself, and I suspect I didn’t…
You probably know about pay inequity: men get paid more than women for the same job, and White people get paid more than Black and Latinx people, and on and on. It’s a frustrating fact, but knowing it means that we can take action on it. One of the best things you can do is…
Does money make you nervous? It can be an intimidating subject for many of us, especially in terms of naming what we’re worth. If this is you, you’re not alone. Many of my clients consider themselves people for whom money isn’t a primary concern. They’re helpers, doers, not greedy money-grubbers! And I totally respect…