I build the pay structures that decide what thousands of people earn, and every raise cycle I become the face of everyone's disappointment. People stop me in the hallway, hurt and angry, as if I personally decided they're worth less than they hoped. I've done this for a career, and I'm so tired of holding people's feelings about their own value.
More people experience this than they realize.
You have spent a career designing pay systems and you are exhausted from being blamed for how much people feel they are worth.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.