> I cannot really validate this claim either as I don't ask people who much they are paid. You should start. The only people who don't like you talking about c

> I cannot really validate this claim either as I don't ask people who much they are paid. You should start. The only people who don't like you talking about compensation is your employer. Well, that and a society full of people taught by years of public school that talking about finances is taboo. It's not. The only person that gains anything from your inability to talk about compensation is your employer. You lose a tonne of leverage while negotiating a raise / new job offer.