coworkers

Should you ask for a raise if a coworker makes more? Learn how to handle pay differences, negotiate salary, and protect your value at work.

You’re just having a normal conversation at work—maybe venting a little, maybe joking around—when you suddenly find out a coworker has been recording chats. That’s the kind of thing that instantly makes you second-guess everything you’ve said. It’s not just awkward, it’s uncomfortable. And naturally, the first thing you wonder is whether they’re even allowed to do that.

Promotion into a managerial position comes with challenges, including how to deal with your former peers that are now under your supervision.

Letting it slip to a coworker that you got a big raise could backfire on you in more ways than one.