I’ve been thinking about something and I’d like to hear your honest opinions.
When you join a workplace, is it okay to ask colleagues about their salary ranges? Or should we stick to the traditional mindset that “your salary is your secret”?
Personally, I feel like having such conversations can help promote fairness especially if you’re in similar roles, with comparable experience, output, and even age range.I understand why some prefer to keep it private. So what do you think?

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Yeah, I've thought about this a ton too, especially as pay transparency keeps popping up more in conversations and even laws lately. Honestly, I think it's not just okay. It's actually a good thing to have those conversations, especially with people in similar roles, experience levels, output, and yeah, even rough age brackets like you said. The old "salary is secret" rule mostly benefited employers way more than employees. It kept people in the dark about whether they were getting lowballed, underpaid compared to peers, or if there were patterns of unfairness (like gender or race gaps that keep showing up in studies). When folks start sharing, it forces companies to justify differences or fix them, and that pushes toward real fairness over time.

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