YouTube comments:
“The old man used to always tell me that being afraid to talk about money was a great way to not have any.”
“This is spot on. Went from $70k per year to $100k then to $115k then to $147k then $170k and now to $230k over the span of 10 years. If I had that stupid “quitters never win” mindset, I probably wouldn’t be making over $100k today. Oh, and did I mention that I have a history degree?”
“I work as an advanced practice nurse practitioner making 140K in a medium sized-city in Texas. I started nursing making 60K 8 years ago, never stayed with a company more than 2 years, and always left for hospitals that offered better pay. I had hospital admin ask me to stay for the ‘patients, friends and staff’ because they could not afford to pay me another raise. I had a new job within 2 weeks with a 10% salary increase – it took them nearly 2 years to fill the position I left behind. Those ‘friends, staff, and patients’ don’t contribute a single thing to my salary and they do not pay my bills – no thank you. Do not blindly think your organization cares about you, know your worth, and leave for the organizations that can afford to pay you what you are really worth.”