I worked for a public university in America, therefore being a public employee. Any of my neighbors could easily go to the state website and look up my income.

I worked for a public university in America, therefore being a public employee. Any of my neighbors could easily go to the state website and look up my income. Frankly, I never felt that to be an issue. It was also nice to have that transparency in the workplace, all of my colleagues knew exactly how much any of us made.