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Amy Kaske Berger's avatar

Thank you for sharing your story - and for these very helpful criteria to remember when evaluating what best suits us!

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

You're most welcome! Everyone's criteria is different, but this has been a helpful framework for me.

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Anna Maltby's avatar

Standing ovation! Thanks for sharing this story and your excellent advice. We need it!

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The Midst's avatar

100%

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

💜💜💜

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Thank you, friend! I appreciate you 🫶🏾

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Brooke Foley's avatar

Love the recount, and storytelling. (Good writer!) Reads less of them giving you the assignment and more of your commitment to POLICY protecting your worth. The School of Hard Knocks teaches us that lower rates does not solve the problem of cash flow, rather it prevents us from using our resources properly to create sustainable, repeatable, dependable cash flow. Celebrate you - and just saying it was really great to read how you navigated that. #knowyourworth

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Exactly this, thank you for reading and commenting!

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Kristen Jeffers, MPA ✊🏽🌈's avatar

I've been getting so many lowball offers, it's time for me to do an all out pivot. I'm dropping that newsletter today! My threshold for work is even higher with me having even more identity intersections and the disrespect we've been seeing.

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

YASSS! I love this for you, you deserve!! 🎉🎉🎉

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The Midst's avatar

Good for you, L'Oreal!

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Thank you! It's not easy, especially in this economy, but so worth it! 🙌🏾

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Jessica Lauren's avatar

Go girl!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

Thank you, friend! 🫶🏾

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Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez's avatar

Love this. Great read as always. ^_^ I have soooo many stories about leaving/adjusting/and resenting work for compromising financial boundaries. Oh, the lessons we learn.

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton's avatar

As Maya Angelou taught us, when you know better, we do better. And now we're doing better! 🫶🏾

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