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 →
I was promised a raise for doing a lot more work … and it didn’t come through by Alison Green on March 26, 2024 A reader writes: I’m feeling bamboozled by how my compensation situation has shaken out. I am a non-exempt salaried employee and have been the entire time this all went down. I joined my current company almost two years ago at a salary that was slightly below market for my level of experience and competency. At […] Read the full article →
why ask my salary expectations if you’re not going to meet them? by Alison Green on March 20, 2024 A reader writes: I had a recent situation that left me pretty frustrated, but now I’m wondering if I was just completely unrealistic in my expectations of how salary conversations go. Backstory: I applied for a role, which stated the salary range in the job listing (required by law in my state). The range had […] Read the full article →
can I threaten legal action to get a better job offer? by Alison Green on March 12, 2024 A reader writes: TLDR: I was given a lowball job offer. I said it was less than my previous total comp, which it was. I was asked my previous salary and, stupidly, gave it. Asking salary history is illegal in the nearest city and that may or may not cover me. Can I use the […] Read the full article →
what are the ethics around asking an employee not to talk about her raise? by Alison Green on February 8, 2024 A reader writes: I have an employee, we’ll call her Mariah, who worked at our company in a different department for over a year before she applied for an opening in my department. She was stellar in her original role, so I was thrilled to take her. When the transfer was final and she showed […] Read the full article →
can you negotiate a raise if your boss knows you won’t leave if you don’t get it? by Alison Green on September 14, 2023 A reader writes: Is it possible to negotiate a raise at the one-year mark if your manager knows you won’t leave the company over not getting it? I started at Company 1 in 2019, my first job in my new field, and was promoted in 2021. In 2022, a recruiter I know personally contacted me […] Read the full article →