David Campbell wrote:
Making salaries readily available can be a bad idea, even if the information is officially "public." Often because of marketing forces (you pay what you have to in order to attract quality hires, as we have done in response to ethnic diversity pressures), the result is pay inequity. I have repeatedly learned of situations in which recent faculty hires are making more money than those with more years of service and experience. When this information comes to light, the result is usually frustration at the appearant unfairness, a drop in morale, job dissatisfaction, etc. This is one area in which pay secrecy is "a good thing." I would argue that grade secrecy is also a good thing, but then this is protected by our privacy policies and regulations.
--Dave
Peterson, Douglas wrote:
Is it a big deal that the "person of interest" put a letter with salaries in
someone's mailbox? Are you kidding me? I work at a public institution where
salaries are matter of record and the student newspaper publishes them
annually. I've never understood why people are so concerned with others knowing how
much they make. Any thoughts on that topic from a psychological
perspective? The best part of the newspaper's publication of salaries is
watching the other faculty run to get a copy first thing in the morning. Should it be a big deal that they have a suspect? I'm not going to bite on
that topic.
Doug
Doug Peterson. Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology The University of South Dakota Vermillion SD 57069 (605) 677-5295 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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