salary

Philippines
May 8, 2007 8:50pm CST
i know that asking how much a person's salary is, is not good....i don't know why...but i never ask anyone about their salary anyway...unless thy are so close to me
3 responses
lyndee22
@lyndee22 (1210)
• Philippines
9 May 07
Me too. I treat salary's as confidential matters, part of HR 201 files. Even if I know their rates (my officemates)I just keep it to myself, never divulge it.
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hotday
@hotday (152)
• China
17 Jul 07
Yes,you are right. Salary is never divulged .If you know salary of your officemates,his salary is more than yours,you are depressed. Or his salary is less than yours, you are not more happy.So we should pay more attention to work ,we are happy.
staywithpin
@staywithpin (169)
• United States
20 Sep 07
Yeah, asking the salary is not good as people tend to compare the salary with other, if one finds his salary is higher than another, he will be happy but if he finds his salary is lower, then he will be frustrated. But when one ask another the salary, the other will also ask him the salary. So there is one whose salary must be lower than the other which makes one of them feel not good. That my understanding why asking salary is not good.
sunslinger
@sunslinger (474)
• Singapore
9 May 07
I agree. There seems to be a taboo surrounding someone else's salary. Yet, only by asking your colleague's salary do you know where your self-worth as an employee actually stand. It's a difficult conundrum.