Knowledge is dangerous

“In a First, U.S. Firms Reveal Workers’ Pay Gap With CEO,” The Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2018 A1.  US law requires disclosure of comparison of CEO’s pay to that of the median worker in the CEO’s company.

Noodle on this for a minute.  Who “owns” the information as to what you earn?  Do you?  If so, you could, if you wanted to, publish that information or post it on your door.  Does your employer encourage you not to do that?  Who’s hiding what from whom?  Would you be interested to learn that Joe in the next cubicle is paid 10% more than you are?  Is his job or his qualifications that much different?  Why don’t companies post this information by position?  Why are you nervous about posting your salary?  Are you embarrassed?

Just curious.

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