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The costs of asking for a higher salary
Women who haggle for better pay often are seen as "less nice," so many don't, researchers say.
Tracy Clark-Flory [2007-07-30]

  • This happened to me

    I've asked for raises twice in my life, both times when I was being underpaid significantly for the work I was doing. Both times, my male bosses seemed surprised and displeased when I asked. Although I got the raise both times, my take home lesson was that asking for a raise negatively impacts your relationship with your boss. It never occurred to me that there might be bosses out there who don't react negatively to being asked for more money. It also never occurred to me that the problem might be that a "nice" woman was asking for something. I don't have a problem with my current pay, but it doesn't seem right that I would be penalized for asking for more.

    -- jebldmm
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    Monday, July 30, 2007 02:11 PM
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