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Why negotiating salary feels impossible for some people

Everyone says I should negotiate my salary but I grew up poor and asking for money makes me physically sick.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early experiences with scarcity create somatic responses that interfere with advocating for fair compensation.

Ideas that help explain it
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