The Truth About the Wage Gap
An ex-boyfriend once asserted that women were their own worst enemy when it came to money. He asserted that if women would just speak up, they would see the benefit on their checks. He was only half right. [...]
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however, jobs are harder to come by nowadays. what i'm noticing is happening now is that people who do try to negotiate with their employer or threaten to walk have a blemish on their record with HR and the company can just turn around and say "oh well, if you have been talking to someone else, then we'll just let you go anyway without severance" ...the HR blemish turns into an ebola virus.
it's good to know when to say when, and when to walk out. if you don't have a back up plan, or try to play both ends against each other, don't think everyone is going to play nice and magically respect you because of your business savvy and negotiating prowess. all employment is 'at will', and they can and will let you go at their leisure.
The truth is that men just ask more. That doesn't mean sexism doesn't play a role, but women need to think about money more. When I was right out of college I found out that every single guy I knew asked for more money for his first post-college job (including people at government jobs where that isn't an option) and not one of the women I knew did. A lot of guys didn't get the salary raise, but those that did were already in a stronger position for future raises and other jobs.
I asked my boss for a promotion and a raise at my annual review in March. When she said she couldn't due to the economy's effects on our business, I began to look elsewhere. I ended up applying for a transfer to a higher position in a different department at our company in June, and per HR policy, I had to tell my boss. Less than a week later, she offered me a promotion and a 10 percent raise. Even with the economy in its current shape, I think it's important for us all to remember what we're worth and shoot to do better.
I've asked for raises in the past, and I've typically gotten it. That part (for me) is all fine and good. I've also been at jobs where I've discovered that other employees who had the same job title/experience/responsibilities were making more than me. Even if it was just $.50/hr more, it was still enough to be infuriating.
So, if you're a woman, and you want power at work, you need to be forceful, like a man. However, if you ask to be paid like a man, you are deemed too pushy, and it works against you.
*head explodes*
What's that saying? Something about women have to work twice as hard for half the credit? And oh, don't be a bitch.
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Do Women Self Sabotage at Work?
I make 15K less than the man who passed this position on to me. Fif.teen.grand.
And my company keeps pulling this, "we know you deserve a big, HUGE raise... but we can't afffoooorrrrrdddd it right now." Meanwhile they're hiring positions below me and often paying them more (my company is pretty gossipy about salaries).
I think "Pitch Like a Girl" would be a good investment...
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