I thought hiding salary details was the right move, but a team talk shifted my stance

My old manager always told us to keep our pay to ourselves, so I did for years. Then a guy on my team found out he was paid way less than others doing the same stuff, which felt wrong. After a few of us compared notes and brought it up, they adjusted the pay scales to be more even. Now I get that being open about this stuff can actually help everyone out, lol.

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thea_carter5d ago

Managers love that "keep it to yourself" line. It's like they're worried we'll find out the intern makes more than us. Once we started talking, it was a mess of confused HR emails and sudden "market adjustments". Now we have a spreadsheet going, and somehow everyone's a bit less grumpy before payday. Who knew transparency could be less work than all that secrecy?

the_willow5d ago

Read a study that backs up Thea's point completely.

mia6383d ago

That study might back it up, but Thea's story sounds like a best case scenario. In a lot of places, that kind of talk just stirs up bad feelings without fixing anything. It can make people focus too much on small differences instead of the actual work.