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A travel writer tweeted her salary and reignited a trend: ‘I just want people to get paid’

The tweet started a conversation about pay transparency and how it can potentially help narrow wage gaps

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February 4, 2022 at 1:01 p.m. EST
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When Victoria Walker traveled to the Caribbean this week, her plan was to unplug.

For three days, she’d relax on a beach in Saint Kitts, drinking mimosas and listening to the waves crash against the shore, in part to celebrate a new chapter in her life: The 28-year-old had left her job as a senior travel reporter for the Points Guy, joining millions of people in the “Great Resignation” sweeping the U.S. workforce. (Walker is a former employee of The Washington Post.)