[alpinemeadow]

If our starting point is to agree that people are individual in their experiences, competence, what they can bring to a team, then it follows that salaries are a subjective value attached to each individual.

With this approach it is our task to come to the negotiating table:

- informed on floor and ceiling for the position's compensation (there are websites and unions and many ways to get this info besides asking)

- ready to show what I can bring of value that it's worth paying more than a mere floor compensation, or above the ceiling.

In the past I've only shared information with people I know will be discreet in how they use it, and it has helped them, and it has helped me. The interesting thing is that most of these cases are internal moves. You can't just ring people in the company you are interviewing for and ask...