We were told at work that talking about salaries with coworkers isn’t professional. It got me thinking, is that really best practice, or does it sometimes reflect how comfortable a company is with its pay structure?

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It's best practice for the company. Not so for the employees. There's nothing inherently wrong with it at all, regardless of what your company says. It's only unprofessional if it's disruptive.

I actually got in trouble at a job once for sharing my salary with a colleague. I think companies do that because they don't want people to know how underpaid they are. It is only the best practice for the company.

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