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Originally Posted by BTBaboon
8% is 8%, though. And when you include benefits, the comp is drastically higher. Now, not everyone considers total comp on their own, but that’s the job of the employer to sell new hires on.
It’s also tough to really gauge the story, because we don’t know A) if the woman was currently employed, B) her financial standing, C) other job offers, D) need for childcare if she returned to work, etc etc etc.
So it’s hard to say. But that there was no negotiation mentioned for a higher salary suggests that the pay probably wasn’t the key sticking point.
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She’d lose more than 8% in taxes, commute / gasoline, and other work related expenses.
I’m not saying it’s a true story, or that was her true motivation. Maybe she thought she could get more $ and sucked at negotiations and it backfired.
But on the surface, assuming this is what went down, it would cost her the difference to literally just go back to work.
I presume she has a spouse that works and she doesn’t need benefits or necessarily job security and knows at this time, she came make almost the same to stay home, and do the household chores during the day vs trying to live how she used to. Being tired after work, but making dinner, doing laundry, grocery shopping, helping with homework, trying to get to kids events, etc.
8% isn’t enough to trade that in yet, especially since it will cost her 8% (at minimum) to go to work once you factor in taxes and expenses.