How do people feel and/or approach salary transparency with colleagues?

It’s nice to have those open conversations with people/colleagues I’m close with. But the fear of offending someone always exists to ask the Q.

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Talk to people outside of your own agency. Salary conversations within your dept at your agency result in a lot of hurt feelings, frustration, and waning motivation.
Spare yourself and your colleagues and talk to people at similar shops instead.

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I feel like people should discuss salary, so the man isn’t keeping us down. I had a coworker successfully negotiate a raise because she knew other people were making more.

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I dont disclose my salary unless someone asks me, but it it’s not a secret for me. I feel I’m being paid relatively fairly (a bit underpaid vs the market), which makes it easier.

I am at a level where I know the salary bands (up to business director), which means I don’t need to ask around ;) but I did discuss negotiation strategies with my fellow AS before our promotions.

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I helped a coworker gain a 30k raise by us having a candid convo and she was able to see she was being paid much less than me for the same role

I will forever be candid about money, we are making money hand over fist for the yacht class, least we can do is avocado toast once or twice a week yadig

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If someone in the same position as you finds out you make more, it won't be offensive, it will be useful.

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