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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

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Upon reflection, I’d realized that a salary bump would not improve my vitality, but more free time absolutely would. At its heart, the conversation was a re-frame: I was receiving a pay increase—the same salary for reduced hours—I just wouldn’t see the increase in my paycheck. The arrangement was a life-line; I could come up for air.

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3 Awkward Money Conversations in the Workplace and How to Navigate Them

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2: Lack of salary transparency You’re applying for a new role and the application asks you to list your salary requirements. The salary is not listed on the job description, and Google comes back with such a wide range, you’re unsure of what to put down. In my view, salary transparency is a must ,” Holman says. “It

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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Despite the pandemic—though workplaces are still notably dominated by men— the number of female employees in the workplace has “surpassed prepandemic levels” as of September 2022, according to a USA Today report , making the glass ceiling feel… destructible. According to the same report , The U.S.

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Society 18 Founder Pamela Zapata on Supporting Influencers of Color and Knowing Your Worth

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“Racial pay gaps are an issue in every industry,” NBC News reported last year. Then, I moved to New York and worked at a couple of marketing agencies, where I was overseeing the Estée Lauder and Unilever portfolios—everything from influencer strategy to casting to execution to reporting. A lot of it is just figuring it out.

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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In the cold twice-daily budget meeting room, our no-nonsense beat editor called on each reporter to boldly lay out their soul—er, story idea—for review. And you’ll be equipped with the tools to negotiate benefits in this new landscape. Hint: it goes way beyond salary and PTO. They are advisers. We regret the error.

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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

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Debt is a normal part of most people’s personal finances—according to the Consumer Credit report released by the Federal Reserve, in February 2022 Americans had $4,481 in debt on average. When you’re ready to have the negotiation conversation, frame your prepared research in a way that makes it easy to see why you deserve the increased pay.

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Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

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Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. In a report by MBO partners , it was found that over 50 million people became independent workers—contract employees, freelancers, etc.—in Now, he was out of a job.