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Salary Story: 17k More For The Same Role Elsewhere

Find out how real women negotiated their way through job changes and promotions to get what they're owed.

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Salary Story: After Being Made Redundant I’m Ready To Bounce Back

Salary Story: The Secret To My 60k Salary? A Lot Of Interviews

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Salary Story: I’m 25 & On 43k Because I Embraced Job Hopping

Salary Story: Despite My Debts, Quitting My Job Was The Best Deci...

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Salary Story: I Got A 24k Pay Rise By Networking

Salary Story: I Worked 8 Years Before I Got A Pay Rise, Now I Ear...

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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Salary Story: After A Tough Pandemic, I Made My Salary Jump To £125k

Salary Story: Contracting, Not Permanent Work, Gave Me The Leg-Up...

Salary Story: I Skipped Uni & I’m Now Making 75k At 27

Salary Story: By Going Freelance I Doubled My Salary To 80k

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Salary Story: By Relocating Often, I Earn 175k At 33 Years Old

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Salary Story: I Switched Industries & Now Earn 75k

Salary Story: I Had To Drop Modesty To Get The 75k Salary I Deserve

Salary Story: Company Loyalty Earned Me 67.5k

The Best Career Advice From R29’s Salary Stories In 2021

Throughout 2021 we’ve been collecting and publishing your Salary Stories. Within these inspiring tales – of success, promotion, quitting, moving o

by Elly Parsons

Salary Story: I Got Promoted At A Christmas Party

Salary Story: I Got Tactical With My Salary & Now I Earn 93k

Salary Story: I’ve Moved Companies 12 Times & Refuse To Be ...

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Salary Story: The Less Fulfilling But Higher Paid Job Gave Me The...

Salary Story: I Changed Career 3 Times Because Of Burnout

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Salary Story: Two Redundancies In My 20s Helped Me Find What I Tr...

Salary Story: I Jumped My Salary By 80k In My 20s By Embracing Ch...

Salary Story: The High Salary Wasn’t Worth My Mental Health

Salary Story: My Company Made Me False Promises In The Pandemic, ...

Salary Story: I Was Made Redundant In The Pandemic & It Made Me H...

Salary Story: I Learned The Hard Way To Always Do Salary Research

Salary Story: My Biggest Salary Increase Came From The Biggest Le...

Salary Story: I Thought I Didn’t Have Enough Experience To ...

Salary Stories: I Was Afraid Of Asking For An Outlandish Number &...

Salary Stories: I Negotiated A Great Salary But Forgot The Overal...

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