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I've seen this happen a few times. Seattle has had a few salary spreadsheets go around. It generally stays low level (under 5 years) and eventually gets flooded
by forrestthewoods 11y ago
I've seen this happen a few times. Seattle has had a few salary spreadsheets go around. It generally stays low level (under 5 years) and eventually gets flooded with fakes.
I wonder if what we really need is for it to just be straight public with your name attached.
What if LinkedIn had a salary section? Let you display your current or historical salary. Would people do that? Say what they make? Seems unlikely. What if it's what they used to make?
In Sweden this information is all public and searchable. So far their economy and culture hasn't collapsed.
- lhc- 11y agoDoing this on LinkedIn would be really bad, because that data would be out there for recruiters, and you'd lose most of your leverage when trying to negotiate at a new job.
- forrestthewoods 11y agoOr you'd get contacted my recruiters offering you sacks of cash. Or you'd get an offer and be able to see what current employees and competitor employees make. Secret salary information has near exclusive financial benefit to the employer. The only employee benefit is protecting their feeling.