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Things I worry about, as someone who's (I think) very/moderately/somewhat far to the right for my industry/sub-industry/company: * Coming across as bragging *

Things I worry about, as someone who's (I think) very/moderately/somewhat far to the right for my industry/sub-industry/company: * Coming across as bragging * Having people who earn less than me be jealous/envious/resentful * Making it harder for employers to justify my salary because people will be publicly envious about it and cause a stink. This could be anything from coworkers/candidates/random people saying "well why are you paying Knaek $X and not me?" (I have experienced people harassing my employers for lesser reasons) all the way to people seeing my industry as a political outlet for their envy * It's leaking strategically valuable information, probably more valuable than the info I would get in return (plus no solution to free rider problem) * It might help less aggressive people negotiate a larger slice of a finite salary budget, which has a negative impact on me And so on

firefoxkekw 4y ago
I think is extremely shortsighted to openly show your salary, kinda like making a shopping list for criminals.
necovek 4y ago
While I agree with most of your points, this one I can't get behind: > It might help less aggressive people negotiate a larger slice of a finite salary budget, which has a negative impact on me While it might indeed have a negative impact on you, if they deserve a higher salary, I'd personally feel bad for them too. I am fully aware that salary is highly related to negotiation skills (which is why job hobbing is so popular: you can at least always honestly say "my current salary is X, I'll only switch for more" — even if you are bad at negotiating), but that's the thing that's unfair. So I like to consider those openly sharing their salaries as in service of those who do proper work and none of the shitty stuff you bring up, but simply can't negotiate their salaries properly. Whether that's worth it is another matter altogether.

firefoxkekw 4y ago

I think is extremely shortsighted to openly show your salary, kinda like making a shopping list for criminals.

necovek 4y ago

While I agree with most of your points, this one I can't get behind: > It might help less aggressive people negotiate a larger slice of a finite salary budget, which has a negative impact on me While it might indeed have a negative impact on you, if they deserve a higher salary, I'd personally feel bad for them too. I am fully aware that salary is highly related to negotiation skills (which is why job hobbing is so popular: you can at least always honestly say "my current salary is X, I'll only switch for more" — even if you are bad at negotiating), but that's the thing that's unfair. So I like to consider those openly sharing their salaries as in service of those who do proper work and none of the shitty stuff you bring up, but simply can't negotiate their salaries properly. Whether that's worth it is another matter altogether.