02/19/2026
From Intuition to Evidence: Reclaiming Your Market Value ⚖️
Leading with an "intuition of inequality" keeps you in a defensive, reactive state that drains your cognitive resources. To reclaim your value in STEM or Finance, you must shift your internal OS from feeling undervalued to providing objective proof.
By utilizing benchmarks—like the Penalty-Adjusted Compensation Model—you strip the emotion from the conversation and present your worth as a mathematical inevitability.
This data-driven approach bridges the "gap" between your current compensation and your actual market impact, allowing you to anchor your requests in organizational ROI rather than personal deservingness.
💬 Do you rely on your "gut feeling" during reviews, or do you lead with a data-backed evidence file? Share your take below.