IDK how it works at your company, but at mine, as the HR person, I have no control over people's salaries. So, when someone on the team finds out someone else is earning more than them and comes in demanding a raise, there is nothing I can do. But these people never want to hear that. I'm starting to think their managers send them to me because they don't want to deal with their own people's complaints. The managers decide raises BTW.

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I totally agree with the comment. Managers just does not want to deal with their individual employees for any reasons whether it’s increases or just general issues they sent everyone to HR.

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True professionals do not discuss salaries. Your salary is as good as your negotiating skills.

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True professionals discuss salaries precisely because they know silence protects inequity. Negotiation isn’t a gladiator match—it’s a system test. If your pay depends on how well you play the game, the game’s rigged. Transparency isn’t rebellion; it’s maintenance.

Totally get this. HR can guide the process, explain policies, and help ensure fairness, but compensation decisions usually sit with leadership and managers. It’s frustrating when HR becomes the “messenger” for decisions we didn’t actually make.

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That's a bad structural issue that should be addressed. Is the CFO on board with this practice or are they even aware...

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