what is your salary??? do you like this question????

whenever I was asked that question by someone that is not my close friend or one of my relative I will just say "just enough..just enough" and smile awkwardly and they won't ask about it again

This question is considered to be rude and speaks of bad manners. Believe it ! I had never asked this question about my husband too[you know how we have the system of arranged marriages] and I never was aware of it. EVen after marriage , I never did actively venture to find out what my husband's salary was. I would never ever ask sucha question. Now , as to how to handle the question you need to just tell the person straightaway that you would rather not discuss it.

Hi Aps! This is a very typical question and quite an irritating one (at least for me) which known and unknown people ask quite often and that too deliberately. I do not feel comfortable with these kinds of very personal questions. There could be two ways to reply to this question. The humble way could be - "I earn enough to sustain myself and I could afford to live peacefully with my salary." The other way could be bit rude but this could be used depending who is asking the question. If someone asks you what is your salary - you could say - "It is Rupees one lakh per month, do you need a loan? You see I could lend you money but I charge very heavy rate of interest. You could return the money in instalments with the heavy interest." Hopefully, the person asking this question will get an idea that you do not like these kinds of personal questions and will not dare to ask you again.

This is a very personal question that I think no one should ask. I am very often asked this question and I always avoid giving a direct answer. There is a colleague of mine who daily asks me what are my online earnings for the day ... from the sites that I earn. I finally had to tell that I dont like being asked that question. There is no need for me do disclose my earnings to anyone at all.

I would never be offended by this question...why? because is I earn more I can brag about it...and if I earn less I can always say "I know now who I can borrow money from"...believe me after a while no one will ask you this question again!

hi apsara...you have asked my type of question. i really hate this kind of questions.i don't know why people ask this much personal things . its too irritating to answer of such question . i think we should never open this secret except our mom dad.

At the last place I worked before retirement, it was against company policy to discuss your salary with anyone except someone in HR.

I agree that it is a very personal question and I am not one to discuss it eother. I think it is a bit rude for someone to ask that..especially right off the bat when they meet you. I know that people are often times just curious but I don't think it's appropriate. I usually just say that "I do fairly well there."

Say very simply, "I don't give out personal information of that type and neither should you." Then smile and walk away.

I really do not like this question, and i also do not like this question to ask others. as my salary is not enough and still struggling for this.

When someone asks me how much I make, I tell them how much I make. What difference does it make? Are you a lesser person if you make little? Are you a better person if you make more? Here's a thought. If someone makes more then you, be glad for them. I'll help everyone out a bit. I'm 34, and I live in the US, in Ohio, near the city of Columbus. My name is Andrew Ekleberry, and I make $9 an hour, and I have for the last 15 years. Does it bother anyone that you now know how much I make a year? ($9 per hour is roughly $19,000 a year) Should it bother me? Why? It's odd. I have never understood this concept that you can't talk about how much you make. Yes, I grasp that you don't want to go around flaunting your wealth if you earn a lot. But people act like it's the curse of Cain on them or something.

Hi apsara60, In my opinion, I think these people are either daft or insensitive. How can they ask such a question which is highly personal? It's like you going up to a lady you just met and asked her how old she is! Even close friends or family members don't ask how much you are earning let alone someone you just met. I think in such situations you should respond with "it's none of your business" or drop a hint to that effect if you don't want to offend him/her. Have a nice day.

Oh yes, some people are like that. Some do it intentionally and some not intentionally. But when I'm in a situation just like this sometimes I don't answer their question directly. For example "where do you work?" I just answer them " Some firm that doesn't make a lot. Then comes the next question "how much do you earn?" Like the first answer I gave them, "not much but at least it can pay the rent and some stuffs I like to buy. Then direct the questions back to him/ her. If you feel that you have beaten him/ her in every aspect then that's the time to tell what your job is and how much you make in order for that person to shut up. LOL

Any question related to my salary or earnings bring uneasiness to me. To me some monetary intention may be following behind such questions. I always try to avoid friendships or connections with such people. I am always with loose grip in money matters and suffered so much losses due to my nature.

In most societies it is considered very rude to ask such a direct and personal question but in some places (and in certain circumstances) it is not taken as being quite so impertinent as in others. It really depends who is doing the asking and why they want to know. This usually becomes clear in the course of a conversation.

I would tell them it is not something that I wish to discuss with them. If they would ask again I would be rude and tell them it is none of their business, which it isn't. I do not discuss my pay with anyone.

Hi Apsara, i don't really like people to get to know what i earn daily from my online activity as well. I prefer to keep my earning secretly. For me, this question is really something personal and not to be shared simply with outsider. But for my family, they had known about my earning since the very first time i got paid through paypal into my bank account. Same goes for my close friends as well.

Hello, I don't like it that some person ask this question on first meeting. Indeed income is a personal matter. No one like to disclose it to every one. In this situation I will reply him/her that it is enough for my live hood.

It is not fair for anyone to ask such a personal question and I too find it annoying one. In our daily commuters there are few govt. employees (ladies) whose salary was too low and always complaining. But with the introduction of Sixth pay commission, some of them got a good increase. In that group there was a lady (very talkative and typical gossip type) whom i used to meet her (if i am late for my work) in the public bus and she always had this question put up in each and every meeting of ours. Though from day 1, i thought i will not disclose my actual amount to her and I used to ignore that question. When she start talking about it, i used to change the topic and finally she stopped asking this. Later i explained her, I should not talk about my salary, my husband's income or our expenditure etc in bus. At times i did respond positively but when not in a good mood i replied, i work for 8-9 hours and the co. is paying me too less, can you find me another job in Managerial Post???

I just say the truth - that I am not comfortable discussing it and have another subject ready to move on to - either that, or toss the question back at the person, such as by responding with, "Tell me instead what you earn, what is your salary?". That will usually shut the person up. There's no harm in saying I work for such and such person or at such and such a place in response - anything beyond that is, indeed, personal and if you are not comfortable sharing that information you don't have to. You can say you aren't comfortable or, like I said, toss the question back to the asker.