2007-08-31 18:23:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I think it is more the fear of rejection from others that stops people from saying what they make.
I know people would laugh at what I make. And that makes me want to keep it to myself.
Yeah, I mean sure you can think that it's no ones business and it shouldn't matter, but it's because you don't want to get rejected.
2007-09-01 02:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by Kia R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not fear, it's just that it's none of the other person's business. How much money you earn is nothing to judge a person by, and therefore shouldn't matter at all. The person being asked may live up to this and sometimes asking someone their salary can be considered quite rude- especially if you don't know the person very well.
2007-09-01 00:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by CJ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One girl, on the same rung of the company ladder as I was, mentioned her salary to me. It was 3 times as much as I was making. Made me feel jealous and angry.
The girl told me she was paid more because she knew more than I did. That made me angry, too. She did know a bit more about the job, but we both worked equally as hard. Because I was old enough to be her mother, I knew more about life than she did.
I asked the supervisor why Julie made so much money, and I didn't. Supervisor's reaction was to write Julie up for allowing me to know how much she made.
2007-09-01 05:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by kiwi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because they don't want to be judged by others as making too little money or more than their friends do. If it's at work, it may be against policy.
2007-08-31 23:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People maybe unwilling to admit the monetary worth employers/society has allotted them.
2007-08-31 19:11:39 · answer #5 · answered by Yat-zeu 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's to prevent somebody else from trying to get the person's job. Somebody can claim they can do that job cheaper and better.
2007-08-31 18:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Differences is wages/wealth can create awkward social situations. So people just don't talk about it, at least in the protestant western world.
2007-08-31 19:38:53 · answer #7 · answered by Jeff C 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm self employed and I make approximately $700-850k per year depending on how much I work and my expenses. That is not a typo.
2007-08-31 23:18:19 · answer #8 · answered by Your #1 fan 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because it's nobody's business and we don't want you asking us for money!!
2007-08-31 18:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by oh laura 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋