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Too little to matter. Can you spare $5?
Have never been asked - would be super surprising question
Best advice I have heard is - never answer that question. If it is less than they make they aren’t impressed and think less of what you do, if it is more they are envious - no right answer
I actively lie. I tell anyone who asks (not just family) that I make very little money and am struggling. I would NEVER share with my Latino family how much I actually earn due to our drastic financial gap. They think I barely make any money and I’m financially.
If they knew I was making $145,000 suddenly relatives I never speak to would start asking for support in the home country. Whenever, I do help family back home financially. I funnel any large sums of money donated through my grandma back in the homeland. We have an agreement that she doesn’t say it’s coming from me.
Super culturally dependent. My American family doesn’t discuss financed, my Latino family is extremely open about it. I think it comes from the US tying career to personal / self worth whereas the rest of the world separates the two.
Rest of the non-English speaking world perhaps
I come from an immigrant background and it is very common to discuss salary in my family. Also amongst close friends.
As an Indian immigrant, I can relate 🤣
I have always been told salaries are like males private parts, you abstain from discussing since some are bigger than others 👀
Came from an immigrant family but my siblings / I were raised in the US: My parents have asked, not my siblings. A few close friends have asked, but mostly younger ones who wanted encouragement on what to expect for similar careers.
My parents especially have to know bc we all do our taxes together at the moment, so either way they’ll see.
This discomfort in discussing money is largely driven by the North American capitalist trying to keep information asymmetry to the disadvantage of workers.
I actively discuss salaries, offers, bonuses, promotions, etc, with close friends, especially those in the same/similar industries who can help each other out. Family it's less relevant because they're all mostly self-employed, but i wouldn't be uncomfortable if asked.
I’ll discuss with some close friends, but rarely family. Might just have curious family members. I put salary up there with politics and religion for the most part.
They most definitely feel comfortable asking me how much I make. I kind of wish they wouldn't though. My grandma is really judgmental if she feels like I am taking an offer that isn't good enough.
Nobody older likes to talk about it with me
I hate it
I like asking about it but I understand the hesitancy too
I’m also new to the workforce and their seems more openness to talk with the youth