I suppose "sealed" confessions to a snail mail address would be an
option, with title, description, experience, and salary, but no names.
Speaking as someone who works for the State - I can't keep my salary private even if
I wanted to!
Kathrine Walker, Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, [log in to unmask]

On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> In a message dated 96-08-14 09:01:37 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Bonni-Dara
> Michaels) writes:
>
> > Anyone out there want to work on this?  I am willing to help, for
> >  example, by correlating numbers (if I can get them) and trying to make
> >  information available to interested parties.  Any reasonable,
> >  cost-effective suggestions for the latter?
> >
>
> Am I the only one who would get fired if I posted my salary and my
> supervisors found out? (although not on the list himself, my boss has
> received copies of my emails from a lurker on this list!)
>
> I think the secrecy around divulging one's salary is a divide and conquer
> tactic employed by management. But perhaps we could create a clearinghouse
> (if that is what I perceive Ms. Michaels to be offering her services for) of
> previous salaries (with dates of employment). Where exactly would not be
> important, but state and type (govt, private) of funding would probably be
> appropriate. Comments?
>
> - Adrienne
>