I'm a sheltered child when it comes to the work world since I have been an independent computer service professional since 2009. I read the case against pay transparency and wondered what your thoughts were on that subject. Because you facepalmed (BTW I wonder if there is a way to render emoji's in between colons). I see the problem the author is presenting. Not as an issue of it shouldnt be done, but more along the lines of, is the world really ready for it? BTW I am a big supporter of transparency. I just never thought about in in the aspects of compensation.
It isn't as cringey as I had originally thought. The thing I was recoiling at was basically "the man" HBR, telling folks it was a double edged sword which is true, but it really felt like it was stacking the deck against pay transparency while attempting to sound balanced and nuanced.
I think pay transparency is universally good, and that in orgs where it was introduced that they have other problems that are only brought to light by pay transparency.
I think if folks leave or complain, that is entirely fine. I have done that and see other folks do that when they realized the disparity, this is good. This is the market at work. For anyone that claims to be free-market, but also doesn't believe in pay transparency is a hypocrite and wants to keep employees in the dark while maintaining their window of arbitrage.
