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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]

  • I always ask for more

    It’s a good exercise in getting to know how a future employer operates. If he or she gets all bent out of shape I really don’t want that job no matter how much they’re paying. Also – being ‘less nice’ isn’t really the worst thing you can be in the business world. In fact I think ‘less nice’ sounds like a person who can get the job done without getting stepped on and taken advantage of. I’d way rather be ‘less nice’ then underpaid and overworked.

    Of course – in the past 20 years I’ve only worked for men (it’s just worked out that way). That’s a little sad but I’m not about to take a pay cut so I can work for a women who thinks I’m ‘nice.’

    -- Anne in NYC
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    Monday, July 30, 2007 02:30 PM
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