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Indeed the original tweet could have been more US-centric than I originally read (the replies came from all over the world, I pointed out Nigeria because there
by j7ake 7y ago
Indeed the original tweet could have been more US-centric than I originally read (the replies came from all over the world, I pointed out Nigeria because there was one reply from there)
My main point wasn’t that he was trying to make non Americans bad but rather I don’t believe his premise that he was disclosing his salary information for a greater good of helping minorities and disadvantaged people.
Again I support disclosing salary openly but disguising it as an act of social good sounds distasteful to me.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoThere is a lot of data showing that salary differences for women and minorities are reduced in environments where there is more available information about everyone's salaries, to the point where I thought it was generally taken for granted. I absolutely believe that the poster was sincere in his intent. If you haven't considered this before, here's an article that covers some of how it can help: https://www.bustle.com/p/sharing-salary-information-at-work-is-a-powerful-way-to-fight-the-gender-pay-gap-heres-how-to-do-it-8711500 https://www.bustle.com/p/sharing-salary-information-at-work-...