i increased my product ux designer salary by 17% after 5 months of working at a new company 💸

👋 Heyy heyyy! Back with another ux salary video! I'm sharing how I advocated for myself and increased my salary by 17% after only working at the company for 5 months!

I shared a bit about how I prepared myself for the conversation and approach the negotiation process. I hope through my story I inspired you all to go out there and advocate for yourself as well!

0:00 - intro
1:24 - backstory
3:05 - why I took a job knowing that I would be underpaid
4:14 - my action plan | how I tracked my impact
5:25 - the process | talking to the right people
8:30 - how I position myself
10:35 - the rejection
12:12 - set myself for success despite the rejection
13:57 - coo randomly emailed me about salary increase
15:20 - conclusion

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