Katharina Buczek
She had also heard that HR tended to give the absolute minimum salary they could get away with.
“And honestly, that role on the job market was valued at $150,000 to $180,000, so I’d be majorly undervalued,” she explained.
“I was starting to think I would have to be a sucker to take that offer.”
That’s why, in the end, she told her boss that she was grateful to be considered for the role. However, she claimed she just was not comfortable taking on any new role until the complete employment terms– including compensation– were more clearly defined.
Later that night, she also arrived home and filled her husband in on what happened– revealing that she had declined the promotion. And to her shock, he was very angry about that.
Her husband claimed that the promotion was something they should have discussed more rather than her just making the decision on her own. He also pointed out how she knew he did not agree with her.
She stood by her own perspective, though, explaining how if she took that job, she would be doubling her workload for compensation that doesn’t reflect her extra effort.
But, her husband apparently didn’t really see the problem with that– claiming that she would still have something to show on her resume.
Then, he believed that afterward, she would be able to negotiate a higher salary elsewhere– since the experience would open other management opportunities for her.
Quite frankly, though, she admitted to liking her current position as an individual contributor. She was also honest and said she just would not enjoy a management position since it really is not something she cares about.
At that point, her husband became really agitated, asking, “It’s all about you, isn’t it?”
