She wanted to know why the person training her was leaving.
She wanted to know why her salary was so much higher.
And she wanted to know why the company had described the role as newly created when it clearly wasn’t.
HR apparently tried to reassure her.
It didn’t work.
Emily asked for a meeting.
Then another.
And eventually, she told them something they hadn’t expected.
“If you’re willing to pay me $85,000 to do this job, you should be willing to pay the person who built the system something comparable.”
According to Emily, HR went silent.
I didn’t know any of this until my final week.
On my last afternoon, Karen came to my desk.
She looked exhausted.
“You’ve caused quite a stir.”
I smiled.
“I wasn’t trying to.”
“You know what I mean.”
I closed my laptop.
“I really don’t.”
She sighed.
“Emily is questioning her offer.”
“That sounds like something you should discuss with her.”
