Setting other people’s salaries is terrifying business. Often HR doesn’t give useful advice and the system is set up to perpetuate inequality. Let’s talk about a better way of approaching performance reviews and how that can lead to easier conversations about compensation and promotions. Jess Mink is a software engineering leader with over a decade of experience. She’s worked in larger organizations like Amazon and the Naval Research Laboratory, but most of her career has been in the wild world of startups. She’s currently Director of Engineering at Auth0, and was previously VP of Product at Call9.