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by accountyaccount 3246 days ago
A manager could then point to the salary of someone in the same position and say

"Jane gets paid $X in the same position, it would be unfair to give you a raise and not her"

I don't work somewhere with transparent salaries and I already get that excuse — I've more than once heard "you're kind of already at the top of our range for X position" and "if we pay you anymore you'll be making more than me!"

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> I don't work somewhere with transparent salaries and I already get that excuse

It sounds like managers will be doing that either way. With open salaries they at least wouldn't be able to lie about it.

There is a very good chance the manager lied to you.
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