Telling salary to others

it depends from the size of the company you are working to. here, it is known to everyone although the matrix is not revealed. it is easy to trace based from the level and grade code of a certain employee. it may vary for several reasons but the range won't be that big. revealing my salary won't be a big issue at least HERE i can say.

Oh I don't tell anybody how much I make as a salary. I keep it as my private matters/ But if I'm asked to like applying for some services like credit cards, I do but only giving a range that fits my salary. Only those who brag about how much they make tell about their salary and I am not like that!

Except to my wife, I don't usually tell my salary to others. It's not that I have big salary but I have such a just about average salary which I think it is lower than my friends who are younger and they earn more than me. I would feel ashamed if I tell them my salary. It's best that I keep it for myself and while I am now looking for a new job with better salary, I just want to get rid of this shame feeling because my current job does not worth that salary, it's much more. Hoping to get a new job soon.

Hi, visavis, i think it depends very much on culture. In some cultures, it is not polite to ask others' salaries and prices of goods others bought. While in other cultures, it may be common to ask a person you just meet this kind of questions.

I would never tell anyone about my salary. That to me is personal information and none of anyone elses business. I think that when other people talk to me about their salary, they just really come across as bragging and just being a bit arrogant when you think about it. That is of course if they are telling the truth and with something like that, I am bit skeptical.

hi, i am open to my friends only,. i tell my salary and even them they tell their salary too, those closes friends of mine only.

i never tell about my exact salary to anybody because it is my private thing... especially to friends... my hubby know how much i am making in a year because he needs the info to do his tax returns and vice versa... but other than that, nobody else knows how much money i am making... i am unemployed anyway at the moment and in the process of getting a new job... take care and have a nice day...

Well I've personally never understood why that topic is so taboo. I understand not telling complete strangers because there is seemingly no point to that, but telling friends and family seems normal. I think if I was telling a friend about a new job I got or was talking with a friend I haven't seen in a while it would come up. I guess the only time it seems awkward is if the people talking are close to retirement age because then it's almost asking for an estimate of financial standing.

Hi visavis, So far I was under the impression that only women do not disclose their salary. And yes, there are men too who hesitate to tell their actual salary. It could be either because the person gets less amount or very high amount so that you do not get upset hearing my salary. I never hide or feel hesitant to tell my monthly salary to any one who asks.

Hi visavis I see no reason to tell people that I do not earn regularly. I know my limitations and problems... I am not ashamed of it. Some who tell a different thing about their salary to others are either feel ashamed kind of or do it to save on taxes. My friends (both on real world and on virtual world) are aware that I am not a regular bread earner and there is no point in telling a lie about my earnings. Instead I feel happy when someone asks me about my earnings - I say that I was not earning and now I am getting back - a slow way but yes things are happening around for good now.

I don't except for circumstances that I need to like getting a loan. But on a simple conversation, I don't. I just smile when someone inquires and say it is just enough to live by. At work it is a policy not to disclose confidential personal information, and that includes our salary. One can get suspended for it. But sometimes, you can't help but talk about salaries at work. And you know when that happens, someone may feel bad. As I said, work alone is stressful, so why stress yourself more knowing a colleague earns more than you do? What you don't know won't hurt you. It is best to focus on what you have and not what you don't have. Know your potentials and use them to make yourself more successful.

Talk about salary, when asked about the advantages and disadvantages, I think there is no profit to lose, only limited privacy we have. I personally if asked about salary, depending on what purpose, if I do not think so important I will not answer, but if it needs something, I'll give her salary range.

greetings! i don't reveal my salary to family and friends. it's something really private. i also don't ask for theirs so i'd rather them not ask me at all.

I work for a small construction company, and I was told by my employer at the time of my employment not to discuss my pay rate with anyone within the company. at working for this company now for three years I come to find out the guys that have been there for more then five years are making less then me. Raises are givin out on a performance basis, therefore If they do not perform well as other they don't recieve pay raises as often.

In the workplace, I like to keep it under wraps because we're just not supposed to talk about 'salary' or in my case - hourly pay. Sometimes I do though. The company I work for pays everyone differently, and to hear that someone else in your same position gets paid more, is a bit discouraging. Luckily I think I'm on the end of getting paid more than most, but that can be especially tricky when people ask, because I doin't want them to be mad or jealous. All of my friends know how much I make though, because I don't really care - they won't judge me for it.

Hi Visavis,I think that the information regarding you salary can be considered as a confidential information especially if you're earning that much. Well, You cannot just disclose or tell your salary to other people because it may just cause jealousy and can also attract possible threats to your life. But if you weren't earning too high then I guess it's just fine by that way you can advise other people or inquire to them the salaries they're taking. But there are also companies that require they're employees to make there salary information as confidential.

I don't tell them but instead telling them i am at average wage..hehe. Telling salaries to friends who are unemployed is the disadvantage, makes them feel envy or jealous. The advantage is that you can sometimes brag about it.hehe

Salary is something I consider very private, so I don't normally disclose that information. I know some people volunteer that information to others, sometimes because they want to brag about it or they plainly just don't care. One advantage about keeping the figure of your salary a secret is that you get to keep your privacy. If you keep it to yourself, though, sometimes other people will think you earn more, and will keep coming to you to borrow.