Topic: salary

10 Unique Job Benefits That Will Lure Top Employees

10 Unique Job Benefits That Will Lure Top Employees

Most of the time, choosing the right job for you is a lot more complicated than the salary and job description. Job benefits often lure job candidates to and from certain employers. In fact, in 2011, 63 percent of workers younger than 40 agreed that their retirement program was an important factor in accepting their job. Similarly, 46 percent of all workers agreed that health benefits were also an important factor in accepting their job. More »

The Skinny On Employee Stock Options

The Skinny On Employee Stock Options

Your employer probably pays you a salary. But there’s another, sometimes more lucrative, form of compensation you should know about. For decades, companies have used stock options to tie the personal wealth of executives and employees to the performance of the company. Essentially, the more valuable the company becomes, the more valuable its stock options are.
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On Not Springing for an Engagement Ring

On Not Springing for an Engagement Ring

There’s nothing more romantic than getting engaged during the holidays, complete with a glistening diamond ring. But is that really where you want your soon-to-be married money to go? For millennia, couples exchanged property as part of their betrothal—and rings or jewelry have long been associated with … More »

The Frustratingly Messy Reason Women Still Lag Behind At Goldman Sachs

The Frustratingly Messy Reason Women Still Lag Behind At Goldman Sachs

Last week, Goldman Sachs announced its annual promotions, in which 266 employees advance to become managing directors on January 1, while a smaller elite group becomes partners. As it turns out, women make up just 23% of those new managing directors, and 14% of the new partners. Meanwhile, a gender discrimination lawsuit against Goldman, accusing it of bias and an “outdate corporate culture,” winds it way through the court system. Why, after all these years and negative attention, do women still lag behind at Goldman?
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Vets, Florists And Designers: Here Are The Top 12 Childhood Dream Jobs

Vets, Florists And Designers: Here Are The Top 12 Childhood Dream Jobs

Remember when you were little and people asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up like all the time? But this was a really fun question at this point because when you said Princess/President of the United States or Space Cowboy people didn’t laugh. But all that changes around the age of 20. Suddenly this questions turns into ”What is your five year plan?” or “What do you plan to do with that useless philosophy degree?” or “Get off the couch and find a job” (which isn’t even a question.) More »

Wyoming And The 9 Other Worst-Paying States For Women

Wyoming And The 9 Other Worst-Paying States For Women

The wage gap is very real and starts as soon as women land their first jobs after college. Christianne Corbett, a senior researcher with the American Association of University Women, told Today.com. “Women are making progress, for sure, in education and in the workplace. But the pay gap is real. It’s still there. That’s what’s so confounding about it….There’s good reason to believe that part of that unexplained gap is due to gender discrimination, and most of it is probably unconscious.” More »

7 TV Characters Who Could Not Afford Their Apartments On Their Salaries

7 TV Characters Who Could Not Afford Their Apartments On Their Salaries

Now that the election is over we can focus on important things like fictional characters and whether they can afford real estate or not. Who can forget the Greenwich Village two bedroom apartment shared by waitress Rachel and often unemployed chef Monica on Friends? Or what about Carrie Bradshaw’s rent-stabilized $1800 Upper East Side one bedroom with that oh-so amazing closet? Apartments on TV are great, but realistic they are not. Let’s take a look at some of the apartment on TV now and see why the women who live in them can’t afford them.
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Why Women Choose To Get Paid Less

Why Women Choose To Get Paid Less

Yes, seriously: About half of the wage gap between men and women can be explained by the fact that women tend to work in lower-paying industries than men. The field of engineering is dominated by men, while women dominate in elementary education. It’s a tricky question: Why do women persistently wind up “choosing” to earn less money? A new study proposes an answer. More »

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