After 12 years of hard work as a senior projects manager, I just found out I\u2019m paid 20% less than a junior I hired and trained. When I confronted my boss, he smirked: \u201cShe bargained. You never dared. The market belongs to the bold.\u201d I didn\u2019t argue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, I went to the office very early in the morning and quietly handed in my resignation to HR, but not before doing one small thing \u2014 I\u2019d transferred every major client contact I\u2019d brought in over the years to my personal phone. They trusted me, not the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had called each of them that evening, calm and polite, telling them I was moving to a new firm, one that actually valued competence, experience. I\u2019d actually received an offer from that firm months ago, but out of loyalty to my company, I never accepted it. I thought I owed them more. Turns out, I was wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the morning, 3 of the company\u2019s biggest clients had called my boss, informing him that they\u2019ll follow me. When he realized what happened, he called me, furious. I just laughed and said, \u201cYou were right. The market belongs to the bold.\u201d Then I hung up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He ran to my office, pale and shaking, asking me if I\u2019d reconsider my resignation. I just smiled and said, \u201cI think it\u2019s already late.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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