India, July 2 -- A Microsoft techie has shared how confronting her former boss at Goldman Sachs over lower pay changed the way she viewed salary negotiations.

Taking to LinkedIn, Hyderabad-based software engineer Kriti Rohilla recalled a difficult conversation with her former manager, which left her feeling emotional. She said that the conversation took place about 3 years into her stint at Goldman Sachs.

In the post, the techie said that she questioned her manager about being underpaid. "3 years into Goldman Sachs I asked my manager why I was being underpaid. I had to hold back tears in that meeting," she wrote, adding that it wasn't because she was scared but because she respected him. "Having that conversation felt like asking a clos...