It actually gives you less negotiating power because even if you're a good negociator the company will be penalized if you're not a fashionable person to be giv

It actually gives you less negotiating power because even if you're a good negociator the company will be penalized if you're not a fashionable person to be giving extra pay. The push for transparency is a result of the equity inquisition wanting to remove roadblocks that impede attacking competency based systems.