I actually recently did a blog post in which i talked pretty openly about my pay, earnings, savings and how purchasing power parity fits into all of that (or doesn't): https://blog.kronis.dev/articles/on-finances-and-savings
That said, it always feels a bit shameful to talk about how much you earn, in part due to social conditioning, because of which you correlate how much you earn with your worth. No one wants to be told that their work is worth 10-20x times less than that of someone else (even if knowing that is also useful), which is a revelation that stares me in the face after comparing my salary with that of people abroad.
Oh well, i don't see why openness would be a bad thing, apart from me deciding to be open about this stuff, potential employers deciding that they can underpay me because of these figures, which would put me at a disadvantage compared to the other people who wouldn't talk about that stuff - a problem, that's there in the first place because everyone's salaries aren't public to begin with. It feels like some sort of a catch 22.
That said, it always feels a bit shameful to talk about how much you earn, in part due to social conditioning, because of which you correlate how much you earn with your worth. No one wants to be told that their work is worth 10-20x times less than that of someone else (even if knowing that is also useful), which is a revelation that stares me in the face after comparing my salary with that of people abroad.
Oh well, i don't see why openness would be a bad thing, apart from me deciding to be open about this stuff, potential employers deciding that they can underpay me because of these figures, which would put me at a disadvantage compared to the other people who wouldn't talk about that stuff - a problem, that's there in the first place because everyone's salaries aren't public to begin with. It feels like some sort of a catch 22.