does an employer asking you to name your salary requirements first mean they’re jerks? by Alison Green on October 10, 2017 A reader writes: I’m currently unemployed. I’m in a final interview for a position. I’ve already had a first interview and a writing test. The company then asked me to send my salary requirements or current salary before the interview. My reaction was fury. Just pure fury because I think this is a dick move. They clearly […] Read the full article →
all your questions about negotiating salary, answered by Alison Green on October 2, 2017 Negotiating salary for a new job can be complicated and stressful. How do you know how much to ask for? What if you ask for too much and the employer pulls the offer? When do you even bring it up and what do you say? Here are answers to these and more common questions about […] Read the full article →
new job offered me a lower salary than I expected by Alison Green on August 30, 2017 A reader writes: I was recently interviewed for a job I was very excited about. I completed an online application for the job, and I know the starting wage was what I was looking for. When I looked at the job posting a few days later, the starting pay was gone. I didn’t think anything […] Read the full article →
my salary changed on my first day of work by Alison Green on August 1, 2017 A reader writes: I’ve been at my current job for six months, working for a environmental nonprofit as an educator/administrator. When I was offered the position, it was made very clear to me that I would be non-exempt, which makes a big difference because there are three weeks each year when I work 24 hours/day, […] Read the full article →
my interviewer asked “how low I was willing to go” on salary by Alison Green on April 27, 2017 A reader writes: I had a wonderful phone interview that lead to an in-person interview. Both went extremely well and the job is one that interests me. However, at the end of the interview, I was asked for a ballpark salary requirement, which I gave along with the standard caveat that I would want to […] Read the full article →
ask the readers: how to refuse to share your salary history by Alison Green on April 6, 2017 A reader writes: I wondered if readers could share stories about successfully refusing to share their salary history. It’s advice I hear all the time, and that makes sense, but having just been hired by a sizable corporation, it’s hard for me to imagine getting companies to go against their own policies. Aside from simply […] Read the full article →
my boss is giving me gifts of his own money to make up for my low pay by Alison Green on March 29, 2017 A reader writes: My question is about salary, bonuses, and gifts from bosses. I’ve been at my company for four years; I do mostly administrative work in a legal department at a large, prestigious international organization. When I started, I made the mistake of not asking for enough money — I was just desperate to […] Read the full article →
why your boss won’t give you a raise by Alison Green on March 20, 2017 If you’re wondering why you can’t seem to get a raise – and maybe feeling frustrated and demoralized – it’s worth looking at why your salary hasn’t been raised. In many cases, understanding why your paycheck has stagnated can help you figure out the path to increasing it. Here are seven of the most common reasons […] Read the full article →
when no one gives you an opening to negotiate salary by Alison Green on March 13, 2017 A reader writes: I’ve been working at my current company for about nine months. I applied for a different internal position at my workplace. The HR department’s last response to me was that they were still deciding and would get back to me, because they had taken longer than they had originally expected to decide. […] Read the full article →
how much money do you make? by Alison Green on January 10, 2017 It’s hard to get real-world information about what jobs pay, especially tailored to a particular industry or geographic region. Online salary websites are often inaccurate, and people get weird when you ask them directly. Two years ago, in an effort to take some of the mystery out of salaries, I ran a post asking people to share […] Read the full article →