I think my new job’s salary offer is a mistake by Alison Green on June 27, 2024 A reader writes: I work for a toxic organization, and I’ve been looking for opportunities elsewhere. A job opened up in my home city that would be a lateral move for me so I applied and was offered the job. Hooray! However, the salary included in the offer email was WAY more than I was […] Read the full article →
I’m getting a promotion — with mystery pay by Alison Green on June 25, 2024 A reader writes: I’m a senior-level individual contributor at a large organization, and I’m in a bit of a pickle. About a month ago, I was informed that I’m being given a promotion, and my role is expanding to include managing a team of people doing work similar to what I do, in addition to […] Read the full article →
what to do if you’re paid less than a male coworker by Alison Green on June 11, 2024 With more people than ever talking openly about their salaries, you might learn at some point that you’re being paid less than a male coworker for doing the same work. Or you might have seen the data on how commonly this happens and want to find out if it’s occurring in your company – and […] Read the full article →
negotiating an offer when you haven’t talked salary at all by Alison Green on May 29, 2024 A reader writes: After four interviews and a performance assessment, the company has signaled that they plan to make me an offer next week. I’m excited! But the tricky part is that we haven’t discussed salary expectations on either side. At all. They didn’t share a range, and they haven’t asked for mine. I wish […] Read the full article →
data from 13,000 people’s real-life salaries by Alison Green on May 9, 2024 Last month’s salary survey received more than 13,000 responses. You can view all the responses in a spreadsheet that you can sort by industry, job, location, and more. However, that’s a lot to sort through so reader and data analytics professional Angelique Dawkins created graphs looking at some of the data. Read the full article →
can I tell interviewers I’m looking for a new job because of money? by Alison Green on May 2, 2024 A reader writes: I have a job, and I think a lot about trying to find a new job. When I was previously looking for a job, the question “why are you looking to leave your current job?” came up a lot. Trying to answer that question is quite fraught. It’s challenging to say what’s […] Read the full article →
a real-life conversation about salary with a hiring manager by Alison Green on May 2, 2024 A reader writes: A short, sweet note about how I used your advice to tackle salary talk during an initial phone chat with the hiring manager: Hiring manager: While we’re talking about cost of living, can I ask your salary expectation for the role? Me: (casual laugh) Actually, I was just about to ask you […] Read the full article →
how much paid time off do you get? by Alison Green on April 17, 2024 Last week was the annual Ask a Manager salary survey, which as of this writing received more than 12,000 responses. This week, let’s compare paid time off. Fill out the form below to anonymously share how much paid time off you get, in the context of your field and other relevant factors. (Do not leave […] Read the full article →
the White House has proposed new overtime rules that could increase your paycheck by Alison Green on April 15, 2024 Big news: the White House has approved a proposal from the Department of Labor to change the rules that govern who must receive overtime pay. If it becomes law, your employer would be required to pay you overtime (time and a half for all hours over 40 that you work in a week) unless you […] Read the full article →
how much money do you make? by Alison Green on April 9, 2024 It’s hard to get real-world information about what jobs pay. Online salary websites are often inaccurate, and people can get weird when you ask them directly. So to take some of the mystery out of salaries, it’s the annual Ask a Manager salary survey. Fill out the form below to anonymously share your salary and […] Read the full article →