A Higher Salary? The Worst They Can Say Is No.
I recently interviewed David Larson, from www.negotiatingsalary.com . Daivd is a professional negotiator who focuses on women in the workplace. I reached out to him for an interview because women’s topics have always interested me. When I first started negotiating with factories in China over 10 years ago I would change my name to Thomas Sauvage in order to get the respect and timely replies I required for the brands I represented. More recently my interest in women and discrimination in the workplace peaked due to recent interview in which my marital and family status was scrutinized and then I was offered a part time job for a few dollars above minimum wage! Wait! That’s not all… to top it off…the hiring manager said the reason he wanted me to leave by 2 pm was so that I could get home in time to make dinner! Really? Yes, really. (See my blog post here .) The part of my conversations with David that w...