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This morning my phone buzzed with a salary offer that looked good on paper.
$92,000 base, 15% annual bonus potential, full benefits.
I sat at my desk for twenty minutes, calculator open, spreadsheet glowing, running the numbers against my current compensation and the market rate I'd researched last month. The apartment was quiet except for the hum of the refrigerator and the occasional car passing outside.