On the last episode of Workplace Weekly, we introduced the story of Kimberly Nguyen. Kimberly's tweet about discovering her job being advertised with a higher salary range than her current pay sparked a conversation on pay transparency, and a little media shitstorm. She didn't expect the tweet to go viral, but it did, so here we are - and this is part two of our conversation. Kimberly’s story and capacity to articulate the core systemic issues of the matter speak directly to the frustration many contractors/employees face when it comes the lack of fair compensation and the runaround that often comes with having such matters addresses. Kimberly and Kate discuss the cultural impact of this in the workplace, but also, the status quo of employment across the board. Brief digressions include the WGA and SAG-AFTA strikes, and how we can make the word “union” not sound so dirty to companies. Kimberly's advocacy for herself and others was a lightening rod for an issue that ferments under the surface of society every day.

More about Kimberly

KIMBERLY NGUYỄN, a Vietnamese-American poet and author of "ghosts in the stalks" and "Here I Am Burn Me," resides in New York City, originally hailing from Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of Vassar College, she holds degrees in English and Russian Studies, with a study abroad experience at the University of Exeter in the UK. Kimberly has fast accrued accolades including the Beatrice Daw Brown Prize, two Best of the Net nominations, finalist positions for Kundiman's 2021 Mentorship Lab and the Asian American Writer's Workshop 2022 Margins Fellowship. Kimberly served as a 2021 Emerging Voices Fellow at PEN America and currently holds the position of 2022-2023 Poetry Coalition Fellow. Kimberly’s work is available to purchase via her website, and you can follow Kimberly on Instagram and Twitter to keep up with the Poet Laureate of Pay Transparency.

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