I really like the idea of salary transparency, and I honestly don’t mind if someone is making more than me (as long as I don’t feel neglected). However, I was o

I really like the idea of salary transparency, and I honestly don’t mind if someone is making more than me (as long as I don’t feel neglected). However, I was once hired at a company and had to move from across the country from a place I loved living to a place I wasn’t sure about. So I negotiated everything I could. I asked for more time off (didn’t get it), I asked for a higher salary to cover the cost of living in this new location (got it), and a few other things. I felt pretty good about the negotiation and I was being hired for a very specific niche skillset that would help the company a ton. Not long after I was hired, I learned I was making as much or more than people who were more experienced and probably more talented than me... and as casual as I am about pay, not everyone is, so I shut right up about it. I guess my point is that not everyone will push as hard as me or be as fortunate as me and there’s just a lot of factors to consider. I wish it wasn’t like that sometimes, but I’m this case I got a much better gig than I would’ve otherwise.