77. Talking About Money to Own Your Power

What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color

What’s more badass than talking about money? Although most of us cringe at the thought of sharing our salary with others, Slack exec Rukmini Reddy believes it’s one of the best ways to advance your career.

As the SVP of Engineering, Platform at Slack, Rukmini tells us about the “network of incredible women” in her industry, who are open about sharing compensation data with one another. The results? They lift each other up and land better paying jobs.

“I’m not shy about discussing money,” says Rukmini, who’s Indian. “I encourage all women to call a friend and tell them how much you make, and just be really uncomfortable.”

Rukmini also fills us in on why you should scrutinize the feedback you receive at work and how you can manage impostor syndrome as a multicultural woman.

Theme: Own Your Power

Episode Highlights:

• Having a squad of people you can trust
• Not taking feedback at face value
• Aspiring to be on a paid board
• Talking about money
• Power of data
• Changing jobs every few years to grow
• Being the only woman and person of color at work
• Managing impostor syndrome as a multicultural woman
• Documenting your accomplishments

Mentioned In This Episode:

Rukmini’s LinkedIn article, “I’m a VP of engineering and a woman of color. These 5 lessons got me here.”

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra

Board of directors salary in United States by Indeed

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