Devieka Gautam

I Analyzed 500 Salary Negotiations. Here's What Actually Gets You Paid More.

Data from 4 years of helping professionals negotiate reveals the strategies that work (and the ones that don't)

Dec 3 • 

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November 2025

My Salary Check is public (and why you might be leaving $300K on the table)

The $29 tool that's helped people get $15K raises

Nov 29 • 

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August 2025

Gratitude Is Not a Reason to Stay

A small check-in for when “I should be grateful” keeps you stuck

Aug 27 • 

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You Don’t Need a Dream Job. You Need a Direction That Feeds You.

A quieter way to move when “figure it all out” keeps you stuck

Aug 13 • 

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You’re Not Starting Over. You’re Starting From Experience.

A grounded framework for when starting something new feels like losing everything you’ve built

Aug 6 • 

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July 2025

You’re Not Stuck. You’re Just Scared to Choose Wrong.

A simple shift to help you move forward without needing absolute certainty.

Jul 30 • 

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You’ve Outgrown the Role. But Do You Know How to Leave?

What to do when you know your current job isn’t it, but you’re afraid to make a move

Jul 23 • 

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How to answer, "I Don’t Know What I Want Anymore"

A grounded way to see what’s changed when clarity feels far away

Jul 16 • 

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Your Job Isn’t the Problem. Who It Forces You to Become Is.

A simple clarity check for when the work feels wrong because it asks you to be someone you’re not

Jul 9 • 

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Why You Worked So Hard for a Job You Don’t Want Anymore

A small clarity check-in for when effort no longer matches fit

Jul 2 • 

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June 2025

You Don’t Need Another Job Board. You Need a System.

A three-step framework to help you stop sounding vague and start sounding ready.

Jun 21 • 

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Why “Success” Doesn’t Feel the Way It’s Supposed To

You didn’t fail. You evolved and your work didn’t.

Jun 19 • 

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