How I Found Out My White Male Predecessor Made 2x My Salary

And what I did about it

Photo by Ulrich Derboven on Unsplash

I was ecstatic, I had been chosen out of 300 candidates to fill the position. I couldn’t sleep the night before my first day on the job, I was so excited. When I got into the office, I met with the full team. I was so grateful for the opportunity and vowed to work hard and even exceed my objectives.

We had our first co…