This article shares advice from women with long-term career experience on navigating compensation, negotiating, and job transitions. It emphasizes the importance of advocating for oneself and taking calculated risks.
women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young people more insight into how to advocate for themselves — and maybe take a few risks along the way.Not negotiating harder when switching from a temp to a full-time employee (the salary drop above).
I stuck my neck out a little because the first offer was $76,000, which I flatly refused, but even after accepting $81,000, I think I should have negotiated non-salary perks (such as PTO and the sign-on bonus) more.Don’t be afraid to take risks on temp and contract work. Don’t feel guilty, even for an instant, when switching jobs. And remember, two-week notices are optional
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