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Upthread proposer asked "is there any disadvantage[?]" I listed one (or two, if you count "this won't accomplish much because of the equity comp portion"). Phi
by sokoloff 3y ago
Upthread proposer asked "is there any disadvantage[?]" I listed one (or two, if you count "this won't accomplish much because of the equity comp portion").
Philosophically, whether an individual's ought to be private is an interesting but distinct question. This proposal has the disadvantage that it makes disclosures about individual people who might not want that disclosure made and which are not being made today.
- ta1243 3y agoIf an individual salary ought to be secret, why does the US insist on advertising the salary of so many people (not even just the salary range either - but the individual name = $xxxxxx) If a salary shouldn't be secret, why does the US insist on allowing some people to keep their salary secret?
- sokoloff 3y agoAdvertising the salary of people paid by the government as a means of accountability to the taxpayers? No problem. If you don't like it, don't live on the taxpayers' payroll. Advertising the salary of sports figures as a means of enforcing competition-protecting salary caps? No problem. Advertising the salary of people for which there is no current requirement, for which there is a current practice of non-disclosure, and for which there is no taxpayer accountability benefit? I think that merits discussion rather than a advance conclusion of "a few of us think it's a good idea, so get bent".
- nonethewiser 3y ago> If an individual salary ought to be secret, why does the US insist on advertising the salary of so many people (not even just the salary range either - but the individual name = $xxxxxx) Where
- ta1243 3y agohttps://govsalaries.com/fodness-pamela-a-104653297 https://govsalaries.com/fodness-pamela-a-104653297 for example
- steve1977 3y agoIt’s only a disadvantage if you already consider individual disclosure a bad thing.