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I relocated to US in 2007 after working in India for about 8 years. My best friend also moved to US and we were both working in the same company in the US. Once
by mavelikara 16y ago
I relocated to US in 2007 after working in India for about 8 years. My best friend also moved to US and we were both working in the same company in the US. Once, while negotiating a raise, my friend brought up my salary since he knew what I was making. The HR manager sent me a polite, but firm email asking me never to discuss my salary with colleagues in the future. She painted it as a cultural thing -- that in the US people don't discuss what they make. Since then I have never disclosed my salary details to my colleague - the subject never came up actually.
It is funny how it is totally uncool to discuss your salary with your colleague, but you are expected to disclose it when asked by a stranger working for a competitor.
- ahi 16y agoDon't listen to HR. They are full of shit. It's not a cultural thing. It's in HR's best interest so they just repeat it over and over again.
- ewams 16y agoNot true. My friends and I discuss this often. There are some people you don't want to tell, those that obviously will get jealous or tell the world. But friends? Friends are friends for a reason! Though, using someone else's salary point as a reason for your salary is not really a smooth move. No two people are the same, and just because you make more or your friend makes more, doesn't mean one is better than the other.