After graduating college I had been on the job search in my city for some months and regularly found that a job will not disclose how much it pays. It’s one of the most frustrating things ever especially when with rising rent and inflation across the board. You’re telling me I have to go through X amount of interviews before you tell me how much I can potentially be paid?? I was fortunate enough to find a job in the non profit sector that abides by the recently passed New York Salary Transparency mandate although I don’t think it’s fully required yet.
When I realized how simple of a change it is that results in such a major impact I started asking myself why can’t my City (Dallas,Texas) do the same. I’ve since started meeting with my local city council members and other public figures to raise the issue and let them know that people deserve to know if they will be paid enough to survive. It is not a partisan or unreasonable ask and we deserve it!