Do you mind talking about how much you make with people?

Yes, I was always taught that it is kind of rude to ask. I was laid off recently so am currently unemployed, so it doesn't really matter now! But since I moved from England to America, I'm not sure what is considered a 'good' salary over here anyway - I've not really got the hang of what certain things cost, beyond basic food and clothing etc, compared to England yet. All I can tell you is that when I get a job, it'll be more than unemployment and I will be grateful!

probably the guys asking your salary want you to ask them the same question so that they could get opportunity to let you know how much they earn. I do think they don't care how much you make.....

well if somebody asks me how much i am earning, i tell them the truth. there are times that i find this okay, but there are times that i find it rude to be asked how much i am earning monthly. this really depends on who is asking and why they are asking. i hate it when people compare me with them...

Hi mermaid, This is totally a secret thing which I really dislikes to share with others. Especially when relatives tend to ask these question that how much you earn. I really feel bad but I never reveal anything infront. I just say..Hardly some more amount but at least up to that which I can manage in my real world schedule..:-) I don't like when people start comparing with others. As you said about that friend..Tell her not to compare as you didn't like these habits. Be strict about it.

Hello mermaidivy, I don't think it is proper to ask someone or even a friend how much she makes/salary on her job.It is unethical thing for me,besides,when we know particularly about the work,we can figure out how much she maybe is earning.When we say a bank manager,we can figure out how much a bank manager is earning in a month.So,it's up to us to think how much he/she is earning with the particular job.

Same like you,I won't tell them how much I earn from my work,except mom and dad,it is some kind of privacy i think.Some people will take your salary as a topic and talk it with others,and they may say this and that about you,and even some one will look at you very strangely,and you will not feel good.This is other's example that I Knew.

I give a ballpark figure, but to be honest, most of my friends don't ask. Sometimes it comes up, if someone mentions that they got a raise, but other than that, we don't really discuss it.

I don't really mind discussing how much I make with people but generally I don't really bring it up especially at my current job. I've tried hard to not really bring the issue up much around people because I'm at a more professional job with more professional people and I'd rather not stir up trouble by discussing my salary with other employees. My partner and my family knows how much I make but that is it. I won't discuss the issue farther than that.

Hello mermaidivy, Personally, that's a big secret for me. I don't like to share with others, how much I earn or how much my monthly salary is. I don't find it rude when people ask me about it but I feel really uncomfortable talking about something that I consider very personal to me.

I think it is very rude, and I would never ask someone that. Oddly enough, I am not upset when someone asks me. I make so very little, I guess I feel like it explains why I drive a crappy car and wear the same clothes all the time.

Like you, I feel uncomfortable divulging details of my financial situation to people because I feel it is my own private business and I don’t like to be judged by my financial status. Too many people do place a great deal of emphasis on how much money they make and judge others accordingly. I have a friend who evaluates people by how much they have and will openly tell me how much things cost her and how much she and her husband earn. I find it a real “Keeping up with the Jones” situation and I don’t like it therefore I do my own thing regardless of what anyone else thinks and vice versa; how much money we earn is my family’s business only, I think.

I felt awkward sometimes too to answer such questions. Sometimes, my friend simply ask me what I do, and how much I made monthly. I just humbly answer not much, and my job title just not too glorious in term. So, I flat out with honesty. If they want to laugh, and just go ahead. I won't mind. Since then, I knew they are not really my good friend at all.

I think is impolite to ask people how much they earn, of course, I also feel uncomfortable if some one ask me this question. But it is not always that case, if we are friends and know each other well, sometimes in a random situaition, when we talk about the topic, then it is ok to tell them. So, overall, it depends on the situaition when we talk about the question.

Definitely awkward. Actually, people shouldn't be asking that question and its none of their business. Its not a well mannered thing to do. Best way to respond is by asking another question from that person or if she persists, ask her why she wants to know.

dear it is always very hard for a well respectable man to disclose this but it is all about philosphy some choose to and some choose not to to me i wont say both party is wrong since the gave got their various reason so live ot to them but for me oh i earn some money which is good for my upkeep. have a nice and wonderful day myloting

ha ha ha ha ha... exact figures in ones' salary is always a taboo topic to touch on in a social gathering. Most of the time, no one will be asking that kinda questions in a social gathering.

Like you, I feel uncomfortable talking about how much I make. It's not really that it's a huge secret, or should be a huge secret, but it's not something that I feel comfortable talking about. The only person to whom I might feel remotely comfortable revealing this to is my fiance. Besides, I don't really think that it's any body's business how much I make, with the exception of my fiance.

So am I friend. It would really be so awkward to ask and to tell likewise how much we earn from our jobs. I think it would be confidential to most of our friends. There were few of course who knew it but to those only trusted ones....thanks...

Hi mermaid...It's no one else's business what you make at work. You can tell your friend or relative that this information is private information and you're not comfortable sharing it.

I don't see any problem with it, I would think that It's something that you probably should know about your friends and immediate family. Not in a nosey way but just in a "good on you" way or something like that.