C1 – Advanced
It’s cringe-worthy to ask your colleagues how much they earn, and the same goes for telling them your salary. Hence, knowing how much they make causes curiosity among employees. According to a new study, salary and pay are now more openly discussed among coworkers in the U.S. and there is a good reason to do so.
Watch the video to know why salaries should be shared and why it actually makes business sense.
Discussion Questions:
1. How does salary transparency benefit a company?
2. Do you agree or disagree with the speaker?
3. Are you confident to share how much your salary is?
4. What do you think are the risks of discussing your salary with your colleagues?
2 replies on “Why you should know your coworkers salary?”
1. It gives the employee more info to help him negociate his salary.
2. I partially agree with the speaker, I think It could help the worker to pact a better and more fair salary with the company, but I also think that in some cultures some people would prefer not to make their payment public because they see it as a part or their privacy, and maybe can generate gossips or envys.
3. I do not mind at all saying how much do I earn when people ask me, but I understand that some people legitimally would prefer to not say it, either because they think is very low and they feel embarrass to say it or because is very high and they dont want to make others feel bad about their own.
Good insights regarding salary transparency. You are right, it all depends on culture sometimes.
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It gives employees more info to help him negotiate his salary.
I partially agree with the speaker, I think It could help workers settle on a better and fairer salary with the company, but I also think that in some cultures some people would prefer to keep their salaries confidential because they see it as a part or their privacy, and maybe something that can generate gossips or envy.
Very well done. Keep at it.