When I was working in New York City, I always found employee secrecy over the salaries pretty interesting. It seemed like a taboo to tell someone your salary or ask them what they're paid.
I understand why employers would want to disincentive salary disclosures but employees? Your peers salary is clear indication of your valuation to the company and there should be every incentive to share. Back home in India, pretty much everyone knows each others salaries for all sizes of companies.
What I also found weird in NYC is that people can be really cagey about their rent, because our have a rent ceiling that most landlords won't let you go past, and that's a multiple of your salary. So if someone's paying X amount of rent, you know that their salary is at least Y. It's really strange.
Really? I didn't notice this at all while living there. And it's also hard to peg someones rent with respect to their salary because some people chose to live beyond their means while others would potentially live 'cheaply' in order to save enough to buy a place.
no, your career path can be public unless you're James Bourne.
Special agents can still share what they do with their co-workers. But there are certain risks such as your co-worker being a spy.
And, we build our ego around our salary and bonuses. Exposing those numbers is quite embarrassing. And, knowing my salary is none of your business. You can tell me yours, I'd retweet it.
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When I was working in New York City, I always found employee secrecy over the salaries pretty interesting. It seemed like a taboo to tell someone your salary or ask them what they're paid.
I understand why employers would want to disincentive salary disclosures but employees? Your peers salary is clear indication of your valuation to the company and there should be every incentive to share. Back home in India, pretty much everyone knows each others salaries for all sizes of companies.
What I also found weird in NYC is that people can be really cagey about their rent, because our have a rent ceiling that most landlords won't let you go past, and that's a multiple of your salary. So if someone's paying X amount of rent, you know that their salary is at least Y. It's really strange.
Really? I didn't notice this at all while living there. And it's also hard to peg someones rent with respect to their salary because some people chose to live beyond their means while others would potentially live 'cheaply' in order to save enough to buy a place.
asking what you make is like asking how often you get laid. and whom.
> asking what you make is like asking how often you get laid. and whom.
Yes, as long as you consider your career to be an extension of your penis.
This does seem to be a popular point of view in English-speaking countries.
no, your career path can be public unless you're James Bourne.
Special agents can still share what they do with their co-workers. But there are certain risks such as your co-worker being a spy.
And, we build our ego around our salary and bonuses. Exposing those numbers is quite embarrassing. And, knowing my salary is none of your business. You can tell me yours, I'd retweet it.