My wife has worked her whole life in the Army Corp of Engineers. A DoD government position. She has been successful and worked her way up in grades over the years. But that's the thing, it's about grades. Everyone knows everyone else's grades and the pay for each is published, common knowledge. Everyone she works with knows exactly what she makes and vice versa. The USACE or DoD haven't collapsed because of it. It's illegal to stifle employees rights to talk about pay.
My wife has worked her whole life in the Army Corp of Engineers. A DoD government position. She has been successful and worked her way up in grades over the years.
But that's the thing, it's about grades. Everyone knows everyone else's grades and the pay for each is published, common knowledge.
Everyone she works with knows exactly what she makes and vice versa.
The USACE or DoD haven't collapsed because of it.
It's illegal to stifle employees rights to talk about pay.