Anonymous wrote:I didn't get caught, but I felt terrible after I snooped because I discovered I made so much less than the males in the office. I was really angry for a long time. Still at the job, though. Sigh.

you do realize that you had complete control over that during the hiring/negotiation process? women, myself included, tend to have a mind-set that we shouldn't ask for things like raises, bonuses etc. We need to believe that we are just as worthy as our male counterparts when interviewing for jobs. this is when it helps to act more like a man!!

did he say anything? Or make any gesture of being surprised, angry?

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Anonymous wrote:Keeping salaries secret benefits managers, not employees. We should all be publicizing our salaries as widely as we can, to break down those inequalities that persist from less enlightened times.

Tis might work in jobs where results are directly measurable quantitatively but would cause discord in those that were evaluated on more qualitative measures.

In other words, let's keep paying men more for those additional "qualitative" factors.

Women are too emotional and jump to stupid conclusions, so yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Keeping salaries secret benefits managers, not employees. We should all be publicizing our salaries as widely as we can, to break down those inequalities that persist from less enlightened times.

Tis might work in jobs where results are directly measurable quantitatively but would cause discord in those that were evaluated on more qualitative measures.

In other words, let's keep paying men more for those additional "qualitative" factors.

your gonna get fired bad idea. this is bad if you have a clearance or attempt one because of use of information technology.

If it's public information, why is it embarrassing?

Don't be surprised if you get fired. Even if you wouldn't have gotten caught those things are traceable. Good luck.

Careful, OP. Snooping around in stuff like this can get you fired. Ask your manager to limit access to colleagues' salary information if you can't keep your curiosity in check.

Anonymous wrote:Keeping salaries secret benefits managers, not employees. We should all be publicizing our salaries as widely as we can, to break down those inequalities that persist from less enlightened times.

I used to do this with my peers at a big 4 accounting firm.

Anonymous wrote:Keeping salaries secret benefits managers, not employees. We should all be publicizing our salaries as widely as we can, to break down those inequalities that persist from less enlightened times.

Tis might work in jobs where results are directly measurable quantitatively but would cause discord in those that were evaluated on more qualitative measures.

Don't be surprised if your co-worker tells everyone at his level about it and access to the salary section becomes restricted to management. That's what happened to an analyst at DH's company.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess what I'm most ashamed of is the breach of trust.

Were you looking at something you shouldn't have had access to? Or was it something that you legitimately had access to?

If the latter, I think it is human nature to be curious and can't imagine he would be that upset. If the former, well - that's more serious...

I legitimately had access to the system for a specific project..and just took a little detour into the salary section.

Anonymous wrote:If it's a list housing all of your salaries, then I don't think it was clear you were reading the entry for your colleague. Unless his was on a separate sheet, and you were on that sheet specifically ...

Yeah, you have to put in the person's name to bring up their employee info. So...it was pretty clear.

If it's a list housing all of your salaries, then I don't think it was clear you were reading the entry for your colleague. Unless his was on a separate sheet, and you were on that sheet specifically ...

Anonymous wrote:I guess what I'm most ashamed of is the breach of trust.

Were you looking at something you shouldn't have had access to? Or was it something that you legitimately had access to?

If the latter, I think it is human nature to be curious and can't imagine he would be that upset. If the former, well - that's more serious...