When the bald man asks to speak for his baldness, he is not condemning the hirsute man. He simply wants to tell of the feel of rain on his naked head. When we speak of privilege, we are not condemning its owners: We simply ask to be the owners of our stories. In 1999...
So you just got a job, they made you an offer. It is the highest you have ever earned. You are elated. You accept.
I am here to tell you that you just left a lot of money on the table.
Thread on negotiating salaries? 100 likes and done.
A friend of mine got a message saying she had been shortlisted for a particular position advertised on Brighter Monday. She was told to go for an interview at a certain office block in town where she was robbed at gunpoint.
Do thorough background checks brethren.