I brought up salary to a group of my trusted coworkers as I had an annual review coming up and was worried that the amount I had in mind for a raise was unreasonable.
I found out I was making the least out of everyone including someone who had my exact job title and was new to the company. I went into my annual review with an even higher dollar amount in mind and with CONFIDENCE that it wasn’t an absurd ask. I now make 20k more a year.