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A previous employer of mine had fixed salary levels by role adjusted by region (for cost of living). Absolutely no salary negotiations, no bonuses. Despite this
by djur 4y ago
A previous employer of mine had fixed salary levels by role adjusted by region (for cost of living). Absolutely no salary negotiations, no bonuses. Despite this, they did the "offer not available in Colorado" routine as well as resisting requests for internal pay transparency. The "good reason" for not listing salary is that it makes it harder for prospective and current employees to comparison shop. Period.
- bombcar 4y agoUnless it's the core competency, companies are by definition conservative as all hell. They do not want to change ANYTHING unless they have to. Whenever the decision is "change something, or turn off X and not change anything" the latter will be the decision unless something forceful acts in the opposite direction. They act this way even if "doing the thing" would be right, easy, good, productive, whatever.
- djur 4y agoThe board and C-level also have a shared class interest (and, so often, personal relationships) with their peers at other companies that tends to outweigh any personal ethical interest they have in the wellbeing of their employees. If it doesn't gain any actual competitive advantage, better go with the option that keeps your old schoolmates and future business partners happy.