I am very close to a few of my colleagues at work as we knew each other before we started working at the same place. One of me friends is very transparent with their salary and I found out they make way less than I and yet we are the same job level with very similar experience. blew my mind by how much different the salary points were. Have you ever found out a peer with the same experience was making significantly more (or less) than you? How did that discovery impact how you view your worth?

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I’ve been on the other side of this, making not significantly less, but still less than somebody I was very similarly on par with at work. Made me realize that I needed to be more noticeable at work and work smarter not harder too. Happy for the other person to make more, just now I have to figure out how to get myself there.

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When I found out that I was making less than my coworker, it was definitely a tough pill to swallow. I took it pretty personally, especially because I felt like I worked much harder and was more involved than they were. I realized that I was doing the best that I could with what I had, and that was all I could really do. It was definitely kind of a wakeup call though.

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At a previous job I happened to find out I was being underpaid considerably. It angered me, but also motivated me. One thing I realized was that companies are just out to lowball anyone. And from the perspective of a corporation, pay equity is not a concept that even makes sense. They just don't care. And you have to advocate for yourself at every opportunity.

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