> one of the reasons I find it hard to leave a high paying job is because "underpaid" has always been the best predictor of job toxicity. Being 'underpaid' is

> one of the reasons I find it hard to leave a high paying job is because "underpaid" has always been the best predictor of job toxicity. Being 'underpaid' is different than being paid less, though. Describing a job as underpaid is, almost by definition, assuming a company is exploiting its workforce. It's not hard to believe such a company would also be a toxic environment in other ways. But if two companies pay different amounts, but they're both paying a fair salary, it doesn't necessarily imply anything about the company that pays less.