For Seven Years, I Was the Company’s Bargain. Today, I Showed Them My True Price.
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Walking past the stairwell, I overheard two interns whispering about their salaries. "Take a guess, what did I get? $85,000!" "Not bad! I just cleared $75,000." I froze in my tracks. I have been at this company for exactly seven years. My first year, my starting salary was $35,000. My second year, it bumped to $36,000. The boss called it an "exceptional exception." My third year, I started leading teams independently. My salary went to $39,000. Years four, five, and six... my salary didn't budge a single cent. During that time, I personally closed eight major enterprise contracts for…