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Leaked salary spreadsheet reveals Microsoft employee earnings for a second year

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    JXM
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    This is great. I really hate that there's this feeling that people need to keep how much they make hidden. It does nothing but sow distrust and give your employer a massive advantage when it comes...

    This is great. I really hate that there's this feeling that people need to keep how much they make hidden. It does nothing but sow distrust and give your employer a massive advantage when it comes to salary negotiations.

    Having all this extra information makes it way easier for you to walk in to a negotiation and say, "I'm being paid less than everyone else but doing the same work" and argue for a raise.

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    1. stu2b50
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      Salary sharing is fairly common within tech, partly at least because job hopping in tech hubs is very common. https://www.levels.fyi/ is very accurate for the larger companies with enough data...

      Salary sharing is fairly common within tech, partly at least because job hopping in tech hubs is very common.

      https://www.levels.fyi/ is very accurate for the larger companies with enough data points (it does require proof in the form of either w2 or a paystub)

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