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My question is about fair pay. My coworker and I, I'm a senior graphic designer. He is regular

graphic designer, which is a step below me. He makes 80,000, and I make 68,000. And I'm wondering, how can I discuss this with my manager without throwing her under the bus?

How did you find out?

Through discussion.

With him?

Or with some water cooler, break, talk?

And they're like, what do you, what are you making?

Like, I'll make an 80.

And they're like, oh, gosh, do they know how much you make?

Yeah, it's just conversation with my co-worker. Okay. Which I know is normally not supposed to happen. Well, it's all the rage among the youth is the new salary transparency. we should all be talking all the time about how much we make and like fight and like unionize, you know.

So I get it.

Right.

That's exactly what she told me.

Have you mentioned it? talking all the time about how much we make and like fight and like unionize, you know. So I get it.

Right. That's exactly what she told me. Have you mentioned it at all to your leader?

No, I have not. Okay. So you're just looking for strategy on how to bring it up. And I understand you

want to be, you know, cautious and tactful and not be like, well, so and so told me that they make this. You know, I think you need to bring it up in a way that's like, hey, like, I found this information out, and I'm just curious how you guys look at valuing these positions, because I've been in this position this long, I'm at this role. What does a growth plan look like? You know, is there a reason why I'm behind on that? Or is it just, hey, the market has changed and they're needing to pay more to get new talent? Like my guess is that it's not malicious. And my hope is that they do the right thing and go, yeah, no, we're going to, we'll give you a bump. Maybe it's not today. Maybe it's, hey, at your annual review, we're going to relook at this and give you what's fair. And if they, if they don't, if they treat this callously, I think that's also a sign that you need to go elsewhere. If you feel like you deserve more with the role and experience you have,

you know, I wouldn't hold on to the grudge and resentment and stay where you are. I'd be looking

elsewhere. Okay. But there's no, it's going to be uncomfortable. I would call that out.

We have a guide on uncomfortable conversations on our Entree leadership side for business owners

that I think would also help you.

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