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There's so little transparency as to what employees get paid that "outsiders", i.e. those who don't have an informal network of pals providing them confidential
by human20190310 7y ago
There's so little transparency as to what employees get paid that "outsiders", i.e. those who don't have an informal network of pals providing them confidential salary information on-the-side, don't have a way to determine what numbers to shoot for.
Someone well-connected would have avoided the company with the salary discrepancy before they accepted a job; those less well-connected incur the costly overhead of a job search when they finally find out the real deal.
- AlexTWithBeard 7y agoAfter several years in the industry it's hard not to get a network of pals. If you're lucky enough, some of them will make it into management. Their information about how hiring and promotions actually work is indeed indispensable. For the asocial folks like me who are incapable of making any friends at all, there are recruiters. Most of them will happily discuss what "a typical number for a person of my level" should be.
- Invictus0 7y ago> There's so little transparency as to what employees get paid that "outsiders", i.e. those who don't have an informal network of pals providing them confidential salary information on-the-side, don't have a way to determine what numbers to shoot for. Glassdoor? levels.fyi? Why would anyone need a "network of pals" to get average salary information? Who even cares what the average is? Just shoot for whatever number you want and then stop comparing yourself to everyone else.