RE: perspective on rates

Subject: RE: perspective on rates
From: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>
To: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:34:55 -0600

McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:

> If I, as one of three or four techwriters at my company were to post,
it
> would obviously be one of three people (the other one or two are in
> India). Further, if one of the other two in North America makes
> noticeably more or less than I do, then:
> a) that would narrow it down even further (if HR was trying to
identify
> who had posted) and
> b) it would create bad feeling in at least one techwriter at this
> company.
>
> Other people probably think the same way, which suggests that people
are
> likely fudging their salaries. I doubt anyone would fudge to the low
> side, so-o-o-o-o-oooo...

If other people think the same way, wouldn't they be more inclined to
fudge to the low side than the high side? After all, fudging to the high
side would likely create bad feelings among their co-workers.

Richard


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
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RE: perspective on rates: From: Nancy Allison
RE: perspective on rates: From: McLauchlan, Kevin

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