3 ms·

I'm surprised by the counter arguments here to publishing pay bands. It seems most folks are assuming transparency would mean Norway-style "here is each person'

by boulos 5y ago

I'm surprised by the counter arguments here to publishing pay bands. It seems most folks are assuming transparency would mean Norway-style "here is each person's compensation" rather than a salary / compensation band (as Colorado does). The per-level data from levels.fyi being publicly available has been great for workers. Expanding that data to more roles and more companies would be strictly better (for employees) than the current system.

ta3928283211 5y ago
One issue is if you believe yourself an outlier and you'll get forced into a tighter band. Lower performance employees will become resentful of lower compensation for perceived same task, cue the chimp study w/ cucumber & grapes... those who fail to bargain well (for whatever reason) will likely get better salaries due to information of starting points. Those who were doing well to maximize their compensation likely will get worse salaries because of strained budgets with lower priced employees coming up...