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Upvote...I don't see why that should be public. It ruins the incentive to work harder as I bet companies are far more likely to pay everyone the same [no source

Upvote...I don't see why that should be public. It ruins the incentive to work harder as I bet companies are far more likely to pay everyone the same [no sources on that].

gcb0 9y ago
there is one real life example why your argument is as wrong as possible. professors in the UC system have public salaries, like any other public employee, and it isn't a linear communist apocalypse for salaries like you think. prof still work hard to move and create departments, etc. and the salaries vary wildly, not just with seniority. ...on the other hand, senate and congress does prove your point. ironically with people elected spewing the same liberal pipe dreams against the very way they get paid and accumulate retirements.
- patrickaljord 9y ago
  > professors in the UC system have public salaries Professors have public salaries because their salaries are paid by the public. I don't think anyone here is arguing against being able to know how much your employees make, that's kind of a given.
  - urbanj 9y ago
    Customers of your organisation pay your salary so they should also be entitled to know your salary, right?
- throwaway7645 9y ago
  If you own a business, you don't think you should be able to pay each employee whatever you want as long as above minimum wage? Besides taxes, I'm not sure how that's anyone's business besides the employer & employee.
  - urbanj 9y ago
    Of course employers will still be free to pay whatever legal wage they want. Employees and prospective employees will also be able to see what this employer is paying relative to others and make a decision.
isostatic 9y ago
More likely to ruin the incentive to work harder as you realise you already get paid more than the lazy idiots that have been there for 20 years but are easier for manglement to ignore
Sleeep 9y ago
It actually increases the incentive to work harder - http://www.businessinsider.com/why-companies-have-open-salaries-and-pay-transparency-2017-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-companies-have-open-salar...

Upvote...I don't see why that should be public. It ruins the incentive to work harder as I bet companies are far more likely to pay everyone the same [no sources on that].

gcb0 9y ago

there is one real life example why your argument is as wrong as possible. professors in the UC system have public salaries, like any other public employee, and it isn't a linear communist apocalypse for salaries like you think. prof still work hard to move and create departments, etc. and the salaries vary wildly, not just with seniority. ...on the other hand, senate and congress does prove your point. ironically with people elected spewing the same liberal pipe dreams against the very way they get paid and accumulate retirements.

patrickaljord 9y ago
> professors in the UC system have public salaries Professors have public salaries because their salaries are paid by the public. I don't think anyone here is arguing against being able to know how much your employees make, that's kind of a given.
- urbanj 9y ago
  Customers of your organisation pay your salary so they should also be entitled to know your salary, right?
throwaway7645 9y ago
If you own a business, you don't think you should be able to pay each employee whatever you want as long as above minimum wage? Besides taxes, I'm not sure how that's anyone's business besides the employer & employee.
- urbanj 9y ago
  Of course employers will still be free to pay whatever legal wage they want. Employees and prospective employees will also be able to see what this employer is paying relative to others and make a decision.

isostatic 9y ago

More likely to ruin the incentive to work harder as you realise you already get paid more than the lazy idiots that have been there for 20 years but are easier for manglement to ignore

Sleeep 9y ago

It actually increases the incentive to work harder - http://www.businessinsider.com/why-companies-have-open-salaries-and-pay-transparency-2017-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-companies-have-open-salar...