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

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While you share in your coworker’s happiness, does that mean you’re obligated to contribute to the gift collection that celebrates multiple, and often back-to-back, milestones? Not contributing to a gift should not negatively reflect on someone in the workplace. In my view, salary transparency is a must ,” Holman says. “In

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Dear Debbie: Why Do I Downplay My Hard-Earned Success in Social Settings?

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The industry was booming, but I had also found my stride—a level of confidence and self-assuredness I hadn’t known before. I didn’t mind that random strangers often assumed my husband was our primary earner, despite me having doubled his salary in real estate sales alone. The world deserves the gifts you have to offer.

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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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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

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After all, no one knows better about how to move forward with confidence, strength, grace, and self-respect. I should not have a “mommy penalty” on my salary because I have children and neither should you. There will be others who may be louder and sound more confident than you, but don’t let the bluster fool you.

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The Real Reasons People Are Quitting by Bonnie Low-Kramen

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It costs a company 6-9 months of an employee’s annual salary to replace them. When she was hired, her manager said she would be on track for promotions and salary increases but in three years, she was overlooked numerous times. The greatest gift you can give anyone is the freedom to be exactly who they are. What’s Stopping Us?

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Career Success A to Z: G is for Gender Gap

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Still others insist that women are more likely to put their careers on the back burner as they focus on raising children, and the salary data is impacted as a result, or that women are more likely to hold lower-level jobs. Confidence. We all have the power to enhance our professional confidence. Advancement. of Fortune 500 CEOs.

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

Bonnie Low Kramen

Oscar winner for Moonstruck, Olympia Dukakis was not only a gifted actress. She was also a gifted manager of people. Never again will I have to bear the attacks on my self confidence and self-esteem, but I will never forget how it feels. Base salary is only one way to earn money. She would say, “Find ways to tell me yes.