One of the parts that most stood out to me was how the author was apparently paid much less that her comparably-skilled coworkers, since she didn't negotiate for higher pay. How common is this in tech companies in and around San Francisco? Are there a lot that would pay you as little as possible--even far below what is common for your skill set--if you didn't defend yourself through negotiation and awareness of market value for your skills? Was it more that she didn't ask for enough, or that her coworkers were much more aggressive negotiators?
I'd assume, though, that a tech writer's base salary would be higher than a receptionist's and maybe an executive assistant's. I'm trying to gauge if she was being vastly underpaid for her skill set and if Bay Area tech companies tend to do that if you don't negotiate aggressively.
