How I Got A 26% Salary Increase and 3 Important Lessons That Taught Me

But wait, there’s a catch

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash; Illustrations made by the author in Procreate

“I accept.”

The salary was below my expectations. I still needed the money, so I accepted the offer.

All people in this department start with the same base salary. That’s how they sold it to me. At least this turned out to be true.