Why are companies so secretive about salaries?
I really don’t get why companies are so secretive about salaries. Here’s how I see it: You post a job. You’re offering work at your company, for an amount. I am
What made me decide to give up 90% of my things, live in a hotel and travel?
About 6 months into my job right out of college, I decided that I would live in a hotel full-time and travel because I had made a mistake leasing this gorgeous 1200 square foot apa
“My life is crap” – Overheard in a store of a newly minted graduate
“My life is crap“, moaned the 23-something-year-old retail sales clerk to his friend who was posing as a customer, but really just visiting him and to hang out. At this
Career Talk: When you don’t want to stay at home and give up your career
From this post: The Aftermath of Giving up your Career to Stay at Home, Reader D wrote in to ask: I have a dilemma that has been the top discussion in my home but let me tell you a
The hard truth about working as a young woman in a male-dominated career
So I’m a young woman, in a STEM career (Science Tech Engineering Math)… and I always get these comments: “You’re just a baby!” – Co-Worker when
Why I am giving up (another) $250,000 to be with my family
So I did this once already for Baby Bun. …and here I am, doing it again.. but this time I feel like an ingrate. People would kill to make the money I do, and to be given the
The reasons why you have a college degree but can’t find a good job
Everyone wants a college education because every older generation has said: A college degree is what got me here. That still rings true even for me because without my business degr
Engineer Career Advice on Switching Careers, Getting a Job, and Gaining Experience
Reader J.Joy asked on this post: How I got a $13,000 raise each year I usually look through your website for inspiration, and I was wondering if you have any words that can be dire
Why do we think that women can’t possibly make as much money as men?
I have received a number of emails, comments and remarks in the past asking me casually what I do for a living to make this kind of salary. My answer is that I don’t talk abo
How I got a $13,000 raise each year
In my experience, most salary raises are a $2000 or less a year, if that! No one really gets any more unless you are saddled with more responsibilities by moving up a level, or aft