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  1. Re:Never give a number by uncqual · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: Should You Tell Future Employers Your Salary History?

    I will share the salary range for the "grade" if asked after I've made an offer. That is relevant information to the candidate -- I think they should know if they are at the top, or bottom, of the grade range if they care (if they are at the top, they can reasonably expect smaller annual wage increases than if they are at the bottom for the same performance level).

    I don't share other employee's salary information with anyone outside the "need to know" (HR, my management chain, payroll etc). If I worked at a company that had "open salary" information (such as Buffer), then I would share at least some form of that information with candidates who made it to the offer level if policy allowed it.

  2. Move every 20 minutes! by topher67 · · Score: 0 · on Standing Desks May Not Be Healthier Than Sitting All Day, Say Scientists (fortune.com)

    Just sitting or just standing is not the answer -- it's the moving your body every 20 minutes. The duration of the movement is not important, it's that you actually move your body. See here for more https://open.buffer.com/health...

  3. Re:If you're in the Bay Area/Mountain View/Silicon by sabri · · Score: 1 · on How Much Do Tech Bosses Really Earn? (dice.com)

    ...Valley area and are a C-level executive on the tech side and make less than 250K? You're an idiot.

    https://open.buffer.com/transp...

    Joel CEO 2010-08-01 New York, NY, USA $218,000

    And I would argue that NY might be more expensive than SV.

  4. An oddly restricted salary range by hattig · · Score: 1 · on Buffer Sees Clear Benefits To Transparent Employee Salary Policy

    I think it is a good idea in principle. You should be able to see what you will earn as you progress in your career development. https://open.buffer.com/transp...

    However ... the base salary is very high, and the 'master' salary is only 30% higher. That's not a very inspiring career progression!

    So either they don't hire graduates and juniors, or this is the company to get into if you are one of these!

    In my experience, 'master' developers develop code that is far better (through experience) than a graduate or junior would, in terms of clarity and maintainability. They also can pick the best technology for a task very quickly via accumulated knowledge. OTOH grunt work should be rewarded, and there needs to be a baseline set for the cost of living in a certain location.

    The 5% per year loyalty bonus on salary is a nice idea, that will retain employees far more than the master multiplier. Indeed that might explain a lot about the mechanism - it's a first year salary guide.

    Wtf is a Happiness Hero?

  5. Buffer salaries by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Open Salaries: the Good, the Bad and the Awkward (yahoo.com)

    Here is a link to the buffer salaries. https://open.buffer.com/transp... It pays to be a hipster!