I knew I was the only poor person at my tech startup because nobody else ate the Hot Cheetos that were stocked in our free snack kitchen. Seaweed snacks were always empty. Nobody had those telltale…

Not sure if this is the best comm for this post, but it really hit home with me, and is getting some good discussion in my circles.

  • CoconutOctopus [it/its]
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    3 years ago

    She notes that she was making less than the interns or the receptionist, partly because she had no idea how much to ask for.

    • prolepylene [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      You're right, I saw less than "executive assistant" and missed the rest. Yeah, if she's the lowest paid person in the building a lot of this makes more sense.