02/03/2022
We're taught that it's rude and taboo to discuss this, but it's not.
The more we talk about this, the closer we get to fair pay for all of us.
I was sitting at a bar ~4 years ago with a girlfriend and casually disclosed my salary. We were chatting career stuff and she (of similar age, less time at university, same years of experience) mentioned she makes about 2.5-3x what I mentioned.
I thought to myself: "Wait, what?" I loved my water resources job at the time, but also found it fascinating that this other sector could earn that much more. I never felt jealous nor did I go jumping to her sector -- but knowledge of earning potential is POWERFUL, especially if you grew up broke and aren't aware of all that's possible for you out there.
Maybe that's a small part of what had me leaving my ~75k / year science job for entrepreneurship? (which has no income limits, it's all up to me 🙃).
Can you relate? When have you had a moment of "My golly, I didn't know that you could make $___ by doing ___!" or "Okay wow, I should probably ask for a raise or job hunt. . . ?"
