30 People Reveal How Much They Get Paid For The Job They Do

u/BigPlunk came up with the idea for their post through browsing Reddit. "I had been reading in the r/AntiWork subreddit about companies trying to shut down employees who were discussing their wages," they told Bored Panda.

"I was thinking about how secrecy about the money we make only benefits the companies and not the workers. I was thinking about how inflation without wage increases means that workers are actually taking a pay decrease and how discussing wages more openly might lead to more wage increases. I could go on about this topic quite a lot as it is something that has been top of mind for some time now."

After going through the comments, u/BigPlunk People thought people were generally quite eager to share how much they made.

"It seems as though many people want more transparency about wages," they said. "Many people were also saying that they wanted more specific information, including which country/state/province people were living and working in and whether they had healthcare/benefits provided. I think that this thread was the start of a larger conversation."

The OP agrees that it has been made culturally inappropriate to discuss wages. But mostly because that would largely result in higher wages for all.

"It means there would be no more paying employee A and employee B different amounts to do the same job. Transparency in wages would likely result in issues like racism and ageism and sexism becoming more obvious," they said.

" I have been posting a lot lately on LinkedIn about the need for companies to include salary ranges and detailed compensation packages as part of job postings. Everyone claims 'competitive compensation' in their postings, yet very few are competitive enough to actually throw out a number. I think that many companies that do post a salary range tend to post a very wide range and then hire on the lower side of it."