I Saw the Entire Company’s Salary — All the Way Up to the CEO

They say knowledge is power. And it’s so indisputably true. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t have a lot of knowledge when I started my career… As a first-generation college grad, I knew absolutely nothing about the corporate world. I’ll never forget when I interviewed for my eventual <a href="https://medium.com/entrepreneur-s-handbook/i-worked-at-a-company-that-sold-for-1-7-billion-bf282bbaf95b" rel="noopener">first corporate job</a> on my 22nd birthday. When the offer came a few days later, I was so excited about the chance at a job like that. I wasn’t going to be picky, and I didn’t ask a lot of questions. I accepted the role for a $42,000 salary. Yes, it was that low. But it was a high-growth startup, so I also received equity in the company (that may or may not materialize into anything). “The salary sucks but I’ll have to work my way up,” I thought. Little did I know, things would change more rapidly than I ever thought to be possible. About 7 months after starting that first job, I gained access to every person in the company’s salary. <a href="https://medium.com/writers-blokke/i-saw-the-entire-companys-salary-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceo-5ef21e6476fd">Click Here</a>