What is the most surprising realization about pay differences that you have heard? It's crazy to me how a person you see is working their a** off but then you look up their salary on Glassdoor and it is just not even close to what you think they should be making. I can't help but wonder is that on them or what?

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It’s not always on them, though. Many people don’t have access to salary data, or they’re in fields where passion and purpose outweigh pay, so they accept less. Transparency tools like Glassdoor are eye opening because they show just how uneven compensation can be across companies and roles.

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A realization I had recently is that when you come into an organization can have a lot to do with your salary going forward. For instance, the current job market is bad and it's pushing salaries downward. So someone coming onboard in a company this week may have accepted a lower offer than someone who came in two or three years ago. And over time, as people get raises, the person coming in this week may always lag behind as they started at a lower salary. I had never thought about that until I read about some examples of this not long ago.

Somewhat on them. You need to balance your output with what the job requires and the amount you agreed on to work for. Another consideration is the purpose or mission of a company, and of course benefits. I had a below-market salary job years ago, but the benefits were phenomenal. 401k match alone made up for it. But different people have different priorities and different phases in life.

It taught me effort and reward are veryyyyyyy loosely connected.

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