Megan Robinson
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90 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 29 Jan
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It made me wonder whether anyone had done the same, so I put a call out to my network to ask, and everyone who replied was a woman in their 20s.
They told me that they'd also offered to work for less, but in none of their cases had it led to a job offer.
Yeah, I mean, I understand it because on the one hand, it could bring down salary benchmarks for everyone.
So I can see why some people were criticizing me.
I also can understand that people were criticizing me because they said it's just a really bad salary negotiation technique.
And that is also true.
I don't think employers view it very highly.
I think it signals a lack of self-esteem or a lack of understanding of the role.
And in my case, it didn't lead to a job offer.
And in the people I interviewed, it didn't lead to a job offer either.
Yeah, there's no official data on how widespread it is, but everyone I interviewed and the people who responded on Reddit were women.
And I think we see it more often among young women because women already enter the labor market with lower pay expectations than men.
A research study by Handshake found that Gen Z women expect to earn $6,200 less than their male peers.
Many companies have to post their salary ranges, but often these ranges reflect the lower end of what they've budgeted to pay.
So if then a candidate lowballs that budget...
They could be pricing themselves well below what a company has the budget to pay.
And if you're a woman, well below other male applicants.
What are you doing now?
I'm lucky because I was able to sublet my apartment in New York and move in with a friend in Texas for free where I don't have to pay rent.
And I'm focusing on freelance writing and I would love to build that into a sustainable income stream.
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