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I consider that private information. Why do my friends/neighbours whatnot have to know, that I make more money than they do? It creates all sorts of awkward sit
by fs111 11y ago
I consider that private information. Why do my friends/neighbours whatnot have to know, that I make more money than they do? It creates all sorts of awkward situations, at least in the culture, that I live in.
- adrianpike 11y agoHow do you know they're not the ones making more money than you?
- fs111 11y agobecause I am a very well paid software engineer and they are not..
- s73v3r 11y agoWhy do people who say this always assume they're the ones making the most, and aren't the lowballed ones?
- FragenAntworten 11y agoMost software engineers make considerably more than the median salary, so it's not unreasonable to suppose that you make more than your neighbors (unless you can barely afford your home).
- toephu2 11y agowhat makes you think there isn't a neighbor making more than you?
- dbingham 11y agoYes, but that culture is deeply damaging to your own ability to negotiate better pay. If you don't know how much other people doing the same work you do make, then you don't know when you get lowballed. Public salary information is -- in the aggregate -- better for employees everywhere.