坑：Do you think it's OK to share with your friends how much money

Although that's a taboo in the U.S., I actually think it's OK, even good to share. Salary is a big factor in anyone's decision making process to take a job or to switch careers, but detailed information is so hard to come by. (You can go to salary.com but their information is so general, it's hard to estimate for your specific case.)

For example, one of my friends thought that programmers make around $50K (based on salary.com), but she has a Ph.D.and she can make much more than that (technically, she would be a research engineer but that's similar). After she found out from a friend, she is seriously considering a programming career and to her the salary of her friend is very valuable information.

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• - how much money you make -NCVB- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 11:59:10

• 回复：- how much money you make -esmie- ♀ (61 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:01:46

• Oops, that looks weird. I mean this as part of the original post -NCVB- ♀ (27 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:04:09

• I think if your friend works in the same company with you, -gzlady- ♀ (1066 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:27:25

• Agree, I'd be very careful about sharing my salary with -臭臭妈妈- ♀ (185 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:32:09

• 回复：I think if your friend works in the same company with you, -NCVB- ♀ (617 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:37:43

• Welcome :))) -gzlady- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:41:58

• I know in my company for the same job grade at the same location -臭臭妈妈- ♀ (694 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:53:36

• 回复：I know in my company for the same job grade at the same locat -NCVB- ♀ (624 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:24:16

• How do you judge 2 people having the same -AP24- ♀ (530 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:10:48

• Totally agree, I only used that term as an assumption -gzlady- ♀ (243 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:20:09

• 回复：坑：Do you think it's OK to share with your friends how much mo -贴心宝贝- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:31:26

• I would say only for very good friends, and only this person -gzlady- ♀ (109 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:36:08

• The starting salary information should be available -Francine- ♀ (449 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:51:45

• "open secreat", this is the word. at my last job, we -菲妈妈- ♀ (39 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 12:54:57

• The salaries of my co-workers are still secrete for me, -gzlady- ♀ (388 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:07:21

• Not knowing possibly saves headaches. -Francine- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:17:44

• Hi, Francine, good to see you. Yes, it saves me lots of -gzlady- ♀ (43 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:22:18

• Hi! I am getting back to work. Enjoy the weekend! -Francine- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:23:52

• 我觉得知道多一事不如少一事。 -Princess- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/29/2007 postreply 13:24:29

• I agree with you -Viol- ♀ (208 bytes) () 11/30/2007 postreply 04:53:13