WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

Sharing salary with your colleagues or school friends

Do you guys share your salaries with your school or college friends? Kaun Kaun najar lagne m believe karta hai?

14mo ago
FloatingMuffin
FloatingMuffin
Google14mo

I naively shared my salary with some of my school "friends" who were not in tech. I kid you not, one guy messaged me the very next day to ask for some money which I couldn't turn it down. Only share your salary with your close friends, never brag / mention it to relatives or other acquaintances!

GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake
Stripe14mo

I always say that i don’t have any cash which I actually do think tbh. I invest everything and am left with maybe 10k for the month. Any expenses are on credit cards. I clearly say that i am going to need these 10k for the month I can’t, sorry.

GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake
Stripe14mo

Actually don’t tbh*

SparklyBiscuit
SparklyBiscuit
Tekion14mo

Mere friend circle mein renegotiate kaise kitna quota karna hai sab discuss karte

SqueakyPenguin
SqueakyPenguin
Student14mo

As freshers, mostly everybody has shared in my group, someone who got into bain as a fresher is getting 14.5lpa and to the one getting 3.5 lpa. I dont think it makes a difference, it depends on your social group, I have know these people since I was grade 3.

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

That's what I think but many people say nhi Batana chaiye najar lag jaati hai ye wo.

SqueakyPenguin
SqueakyPenguin
Student14mo

As I said bro, main inn logo ko 13 saal se jaanta hoon, thats why I have no issues in my social group.

I think jo log bolte hai nahi batane ko, woh khud hi apne so called friends circle mein out of lack of friends khete hai. Many people are with a set of people kyunki they are either new to city or dont have a decent social life, toh unsab par dependent hote hai which is okay initself but aisa kuch nahi hota nazar and shit if you know the other person really well.

Credit card ka cvv nahi chupa rahe ho, just your salary.

CosmicPotato
CosmicPotato

General advice, best not to share with anyone, even to an extent to your parents. There is basically no upside other than a bunch of jealous folk or their pity if you are in the lower end. Many others would guilt trip you into borrowing money.

As for professional circles it is good at times to share your salary with colleagues that you trust. There are way too many underpaid people and they don't realise it. But it is a tricky line to walk between sharing your salary and keeping it confidential so it doesn't bite you later. Platforms like Glassdoor, Blind etc have greatly helped in this regard but still I appreciated a senior dev who actually told me to leave when he knew about my salary and even helped me land a competing role in another company. I have since tried to help out juniors whenever I knew they were underpaid but still made sure that they were people that I could trust.

SqueakyMochi
SqueakyMochi

If their perspective about you changes when you share yours, are they your friends?

SwirlyPickle
SwirlyPickle
Google14mo

Tell me more about this friend thing /s

Just kidding, I don't share w either tho, but money conversations should be normalised and shouldnt be a way to flex

SwirlyTaco
SwirlyTaco

Depends on how close you are.

With my school friends (~12 of us who're still in regular touch) there is enough discussion on finances, especially on investments, debts, financial jams folks are in, etc. Also includes income for those who want to share it. For the rest people broadly know how much everyone makes.

It doesn't matter. We've been together since KG and have a big spectrum of income, X to 7X, and hasn't impacted our relationships.

PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato

With close friends (2-3) yes, with friends (school and college) No.

CosmicQuokka
CosmicQuokka

Sharing with close friends

PeppyMarshmallow
PeppyMarshmallow

Share with close friends

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