Salaries in Finance

Am I being soft? I’m currently in a massive fight with my partner because I turned down an out-of-state VP offer that would have cleared our entire mortgage. The new role was offering a $290k base, bu...

I just passed my Series 7 and Series 66 exams on the first try, and my reward from management was a generic congratulatory email. No promotion, no salary adjustment, and no timeline on when I’ll actua...

Looking for officer advice. I've been headhunted for a role at BNP. Risk. Title promo to VP from director, and 30k on top of my current salary. I'm essentially confirmed for VP this year but don't kno...

Currently making $55k as client services manager with 13 years experience. After passing 7/66 and transitioning to registered staff, what should my salary be?

My firm’s Unlimited PTO policy claimed its latest victim after a senior analyst was down-bucketed for taking two weeks off for his wedding. He didn't check his emails while he was in Europe, and manag...

Our firm is paying an AI automation vendor $300k a year to replace the exact middle-office reporting team that I currently manage. Management keeps telling us our jobs are safe, but they also asked me...

I’m making $180k as a first-year, but I spent my entire Memorial Day weekend eating cold takeout alone at my desk while my friends were on a boat. My actual hourly wage is probably lower than a fast-f...

My bossasked me to volunteer for a weekend project that is 100% outside of my job description and unpaid. He framed it as a great visibility opportunity with the C-suite, but we all know it’s just bec...

I survived three separate rounds of layoffs at my company, but my reward was having my target bonus entirely eliminated. The company claims that preserving head-count was their priority, so they strip...

I am looking at a job in New York that offers a massive sign on bonus. It's a decent amount of money and I could still commute the in-office days from my home in CT. BUT I'd have to pay it back if I l...

~9 total YOE, 4 in Corp Dev at a large public company at HCOL. Looking for better WLB, and jump to strategic finance / FP&A. Currently making ~$190-215k depending on RSU stock price. Is it worth jump...

The future probably belongs to businesses that combine. technological leverage,human trust,operational discipline Very few currently have all three.

A company’s culture becomes visible during periods of uncertainty.Anyone can appear aligned during growth.Stress reveals operating philosophy.

I received a verbal offer today for a revenue manager position at a construction company. I’ll be making more than 30k more than my current position so I’ll be kinda crazy not to take it. But they jus...

I watched a new hire walk into our bank and secure a base salary that it took me four years of promotions to reach. We’re both Senior Portfolio Managers handling the exact same asset size. I love my c...

The businesses with staying power tend to share one trait. They make customers feel understood, not processed. That distinction becomes more valuable as automation increases.

When is it worth it to lateral? I could get a 15% salary increase if I accept the offer I have, but I'm worried about building raport, proving myself, etc all over again.

Has anyone else done the tax haven move? My $220k total comp package in South Florida actually buys a lower quality of life than my old $120k salary in Ohio. Rent down here has completely detached fro...

My company implemented a camera-on policy for every single minute of the remote workday. If you turn your camera off for more than ten minutes outside of your scheduled lunch break, it’s flagged as an...

I found out that my Unlimited PTO actually has a secret Soft Cap of 15 days per year. My manager pulled me aside to mention that I’m approaching the limit even though the employee handbook literally s...