Stay or Pay: Sacrificing Money Goals By Staying In a Job You Love

About this episode

This episode discusses the dilemma of staying in a job you love versus pursuing financial goals, including issues of underpayment and salary negotiation.

They’re in the same role as you, have less experience and are somehow being paid more? A whopping $25k more. So, are you being underpaid or simply not asking for what you’re really worth? On this week’s Friday Drinks, we’re covering career-coded Money Dilemmas. One person asks whether it’s ever worth it to stay in a job you love, even if it means taking longer to reach your money goals.  And someone’s being underpaid! Or are they? With a less-experienced colleague being paid more for the same role, this community member asks whether they’ve missed their moment to ask for a raise – or if they’re simply being underpaid by a whole $25k.  From knowing your worth to knowing your values, this episode is nothing to sniff at. A big thankyou to the team at eBay for sponsoring this episode! To learn more about free selling, check out their website. Join our Facebook Group (Search for: ShesontheMoneyAUS) AKA our zero-judgement support network for money tips. Ask questions, share rec’s, and celebrate your wins with a like-minded community of 300,000+. And follow us on Instagram (@shesonthemoneyaus) for Q&As, bite-sized…

People in this episode

Host: Victoria Devine

Topics covered

• career advice
• money dilemmas
• job satisfaction
• salary negotiation
• underpayment

Keywords

• money goals
• job love
• underpaid
• salary
• career

Sponsors

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