Can I ask for a promotion that's 2 levels higher than my current position?
Dear Cindy, I recently had my 6 month review at my company, which went extremely well! Leadership clearly has great expectations for me,...
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No one is ever ready!
Most of our clients still feel a sense of the unknown when trying to negotiate or get ahead.
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We all need a little transparency right now.
There are a lot of helicopters above Brooklyn. And they're loud. To this noise, overlay the spirit of the protesters and the devastation...
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Are we there yet?
We are working hard and are very busy, but I keep trying to look around the corner to see if I can get some visual, some sense of normalcy.
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We're keeping the salary conversation moving forward!
Our mission to create a more transparent and equitable salary world is in high demand. We were surprised how much our free resume webinar...
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Stop sacrificing salary for flexibility!--and other takeaways from Covid-19
I see you. I see you trying mightily to carve a couple focused working hours from every day of this chaos. I see you balancing the big...
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From a mountaintop in the Catskills.
And just like that…our whole world is upside down. The month of March, once packed beyond reasonable, is now eerily calm. I will not add...
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Being courageous requires a plan!
In 2018 various Google employees staged walkouts around a myriad of workplace grievances such as sexual harassment, forced arbitration,...
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Are you 1 step away from walking out of your job?
I’m noticing an uptick in career crisis bookings. Often the clients are one foot away from walking out of their jobs. My perfectly...
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Overcoming Fear!
I lead salary negotiation workshops on behalf of women.nyc often to an auditorium of men and women of all races. I make sure to keep the...
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The best gift is knowledge. Or cash.
Hi Friend, According to a study by Ruder Finn, Activism Is Mainstream, more than half of Americans have supported a social issue in the...
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Why I do what I do.
Hi Friend, Having more salary information does not create pay equity. We can have all the salary information in the world but it’s...
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Don't wait to understand your worth in the market.
When we speak to Employee Groups, conferences, or 1:1 phone consultations, one sentence always elicits a deep and pained response, “The...
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I've been saying yes a lot
I’ve been saying yes a lot -- and often. I’m looking at salary transparency from all sides. How is this data informally shared and who...
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FREELANCERS CAN NEGOTIATE TOO!
People twist themselves up into crazy pretzel shapes when you ask them to talk about money. The eyes get wide and words awkwardly stumble...
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A tech solution to the wage gap?
I've started listening to podcasts. Mostly dorky entrepreneurial ones like “How I Built This,” which I love. I’m mesmerized by how fast...
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What's next?
September has been a tornado of activity, just as predicted! I don’t think we’ll see a calm stretch until the holidays. I’m returning...
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Making peace with change.
I love the still of summer. I know the distant hill is September with all its chaos. No more fun Fridays! I made deliberate life choices...
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Information black hole?
Freelancers and contracted employees are becoming a larger part of the WAGER client base. They have the same negotiation questions but...
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Are you a Wager advocate?
Until there’s a time when salaries are transparent and less infused with subjectivity, the workforce will continue to need information...