Q: I took a low paying job with good health insurance in order to cover a needed surgery. I’m on the market again and omitted my salary on job applications because I’m embarrassed by it. I think it’s cost me interviews. So how do I get around this?
A: Your transition to a lower paying full-time position with health benefits to cover your important surgery was the right decision. Why? Because if you don’t have your health, you don’t have nothin’. So getting this health issue resolved was important—and the benefit you received from your current employer was material. But it sounds like there were some other financial and career trade-offs with your decision—particularly with regard to your salary.
