In 2016, I workedfor a majornewsorganizationinadsalesasanaccountexecutive.
I wasanimmigrant. I washereonDACA, so I wasveryappreciativeofsuchanamazingopportunity.
I wasmaking $40,000 a year.
I reallythoughtthatthatwas, youknow, a lotofmoneyatthetimeuntil I hadlike a casualconversationwithmyco-workerwhowasactuallycomplainingaboutmakingabout $102,000 a year.
Itneveroccurredtomeuntilthatconversationthat I just, youknow, I wasseverelyunderpaid.
Aroundonein 20 workersinthe U.S. saidtheywouldquitiftheyfoundouttheirco-workersearnedmoremoneythanthem.
Thebigplaceweseethismostcommonlyispeoplewho'vebeenhired a coupleofyearsagoandthensomebodynewcomesinandgetspaidmorethantheyarebecausethejobmarkethastightened.
I wouldsaythatwhenrecruitersandhiringmanagersandcompaniesareputtingthosenumbersup, it's alwayswiththeexpectationyou'reprobablygoingtofallsomewhereinthemiddle.
I decidetocontinueonasifnothingeverhappened, asif I haven't heardanythinganddosomemarketresearchjusttounderstandhowmuchitisthat I amworth, givenmyexperience, whatexperiencethat I'vehadinthepastthat's transferable, andthentakethatresearchwithmeontofinding a brandnewjob.
Oneoption, ifyoususpectyou'rebeingunderpaid, istorequest a salaryadjustmentfromyouremployer.
I knewalmostimmediatelythat I wasn't goingtogobackto, youknow, oneofmyleadersandhave a conversationaboutitbecause I didn't personallyfeellikeitwasgoingtobe a productiveconversation.
So I decidedtojustquietlylookforotheropportunities.