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> The ones who do have something to prove. Or they care about the common good, and believe by sharing their salaries they can provide some data to help out th
by Pfhreak 7y ago
> The ones who do have something to prove.
Or they care about the common good, and believe by sharing their salaries they can provide some data to help out their fellow workers.
- axaxs 7y agoSorry, I agree with you. I absolutely think that salaries should be open, and shared. That said, what I meant was who is most likely to be talking about their salary. A guy in SLC making 100k at a no name company, happy with his situation. Or a guy making 200k in the valley, unable to afford his own house? There's two issues at play that make the second person more likely. One is competition, as he can find a new job at any time. The other is inadequacy I guess you call it, because he feels he's not making enough.
- rexpop 7y ago> Or they care about the common good, and believe by sharing their salaries they can provide some data to help out their fellow workers. Sounds like the definition of "something to prove."
- Pfhreak 7y agoThat's a pretty cynical take. Sometimes people do what they think is right independent of whether they think they'll ever get credit for it.
- rexpop 7y agoMaybe I am confused about the idiom "something to prove." Does it necessarily mean "something to prove [about their own name]?" I thought it might also mean "something to prove about [a group]."
- DarthGhandi 7y agoQuite sure in Nordic countries everyone's salary is public data you can search.
- FartyMcFarter 7y agoProbably total income rather than salary?