US Journalist Quits Job, Urges Her Replacement To Ask For More Money

Talking about one's salary is such a hushed concept because employers fear that people will stand demanding to get paid the money they deserve if they found out how much their peers earn.

Breaking barriers, a US journalist took to Twitter to talk about her salary after quitting her job and how much her replacement should demand. Her tweet has gone viral after she resigned from her job and revealed her salary. She advised her replacement to ask for a lot more money.

Victoria Walker quit her senior travel writer job after almost three years in the role at New York-based The Points Guy.

She said that she was being paid $107,000 (Rs 79.86 lakh) but that her replacement should demand "no less than" $115,000 (Rs 85.83 lakh). She added that the replacement should ask for a signing bonus and a relocation bonus if they were moving to New York.

"Oh! Before I forget -- if you apply for my old job as Senior Travel Reporter, you should ask for no less than 115k, a signing bonus &a relocation bonus if you're moving to NYC. In full transparency, I was at 107k. I believe being transparent is one way to achieve equity in media," Walker tweeted.

Oh! Before I forget -- if you apply for my old job as Senior Travel Reporter, you should ask for no less than 115k, a signing bonus &a relocation bonus if you're moving to NYC. In full transparency, I was at 107k. I believe being transparent is one way to achieve equity in media.

¡ª Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) February 2, 2022

"I debated whether I wanted to be so transparent but as journalists, we cannot demand transparency from powerful entities without being willing to do the same ourselves. So, #shareyoursalary," Walker said in another tweet.

I debated whether I wanted to be so transparent but as journalists, we cannot demand transparency from powerful entities without being willing to do the same ourselves. So, #shareyoursalary.

¡ª Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) February 2, 2022

One user said, "Your transparency is beyond needed and appreciated. It¡¯s time we had these conversations more openly!" Another wrote, "This is exactly what we should all do when we leave a job."

A third user posted, "I had this convo with the reporter who took my old job. Found out they were paying him wayyyyy less and expected wayyyy more."

A tweet read, "When I quit an old job, my boss asked me how much i was making (bc they wouldn't look it up themselves) and i told them more than i actually was, so they'd offer the new person more ;)"

When someone asked, "Why does everyone wait until they leave to say how much they¡¯re making?", another user replied, "Cause y¡¯all built a weird system of silence and shame around salaries and we¡¯re only just now dismantling it."

WOW. I, uh, wasn¡¯t expecting this at all lol. I have nothing to promote. Here¡¯s a photo of my dog: pic.twitter.com/ZSJt3jVu4A

¡ª Victoria M. Walker (@vikkie) February 2, 2022

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