And eventually, she told them something they hadn’t expected.
“If you’re willing to pay me $85,000 to do this job, you should be willing to pay the person who built the system something comparable.”
According to Emily, HR went silent.
I didn’t know any of this until my final week.
On my last afternoon, Karen came to my desk.
She looked exhausted.
“You’ve caused quite a stir.”
I smiled.
“I wasn’t trying to.”
“You know what I mean.”
I closed my laptop.
“I really don’t.”
She sighed.
“Emily is questioning her offer.”
