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Hypothetically, wouldn't it be to everyone's benefit if their salary and compensation was as publicized as professional player salaries?
by colmvp 14y ago
Hypothetically, wouldn't it be to everyone's benefit if their salary and compensation was as publicized as professional player salaries?
- SatvikBeri 14y agoWell, it's beneficial for you to know everyone else's salaries. It's not beneficial for you if a potential new employer knows your current salary. So it's a bit of a prisoner's dilemma. That said, this is more a cultural issue-in some other countries, asking "How much do you make?" is just part of polite conversation, not a major taboo like it is in the US.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoIf it were a benefit, don't you think you could elucidate it? There is a challenge to 'open' salary information (which professional players get a pass on) which is that typically the interest is in the comparing. Do I make more or less than average? Than Bob? Than the President of the US? And yet the underlying jobs are rarely matched. The common case is that someone who you think is a complete waste of oxygen is making more money than you. Does that make you feel motivated? Can you step outside your complexes of self evaluation to listen to your manager explain why they are in fact worth more to the company than you are? The only successful way to play this game is decide for yourself how much compensation you require in order to work at the job you are working at. If it isn't enough, then quit, if it is more than enough, enjoy it, and if it is merely sufficient then don't sweat it.