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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother in law was sharing news that my soon to be graduating niece (college) has landed a job and disclosed the salary to my husband.  The salary is a nice salary for a first job, nothing outrageous.  I think it is in bad taste to give that detail.  My husband disagrees.  I just felt like it was bragging and seemed to be said in a competitive vein.  We have children, all who are through college.  They have varying degrees of success, but I just always give high level details.  I just feel as if it is bragging.[/quote]

There's really not a ton of negotiation for first-year salaries, so peers (and family) can pretty easily ballpark what the salary is using various websites and the university's survey data from the year prior. And kids are bluntly sharing with each other. It's no different than if they got into a top law school, you can easily ballpark their GPA and LSAT score using the prior year's class profile for that law school.

A dad and uncle talking about a kid/niece's salary is nothing to be upset about. Landing a well-paying job before graduation means the kid was successful. Why wouldn't a dad share that with his brother?[/quote]

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