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Most writing about pay is produced by people who have never had the conversation. These are the questions I get asked, answered with what I actually did and what it actually paid.

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How to ask for a raise, in five sentencesFifteen years in sales and not once did a manager offer first. The exact words that took my pay from €2,000 to €12,500 a month.What is OTE, and what nobody tells you about itOn-target earnings is half promise and half forecast, printed as one number. The six things to check before you sign.Am I underpaid?Four checks that turn the feeling into a number, including the uncomfortable one about whether the seat can pay you at all.

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