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A secret blog containing the ramblings of a secret someone...Friday, June 23, 2006
Money
It's funny to me how sensitive people are about money. I guess, to a certain extent, I am too. I guess I don't really mean sensitive, in the sense of it being a touchy issue--though it certainly is for many. Rather, I mean sensitive, in that no one wants anyone else to know exactly how much they earn. Even though, often, that's all pretty obvious based on (often) unavoidable observables: the car that one drives, or the meals that one eats.
I'm dying to ask how much people are earning. And, why wouldn't I? Especially right out of college. Of course I want to sense what I'm worth--can I compare myself to those around me with similar credentials, skills, goals and (potential) jobs? How can I really know how much I am worth unless I know how much those are worth around me?
People always seem to be trying to make it known that "they're okay." That they don't need anyone else's help. I think that's silly. Take the help you need. Give a little later--when it all comes back full circle. Point being, people get so stressed out about things like paying for dinner or accepting gifts. I don't get it. I guess my philosophy is you pay if you want. And, if I want, I'll pay instead. It shouldn't really be that big of a deal.
Wow, I'm really out of blogging-shape.
I'm dying to ask how much people are earning. And, why wouldn't I? Especially right out of college. Of course I want to sense what I'm worth--can I compare myself to those around me with similar credentials, skills, goals and (potential) jobs? How can I really know how much I am worth unless I know how much those are worth around me?
People always seem to be trying to make it known that "they're okay." That they don't need anyone else's help. I think that's silly. Take the help you need. Give a little later--when it all comes back full circle. Point being, people get so stressed out about things like paying for dinner or accepting gifts. I don't get it. I guess my philosophy is you pay if you want. And, if I want, I'll pay instead. It shouldn't really be that big of a deal.
Wow, I'm really out of blogging-shape.
posted by Lisa Lovely # 1:51 AM 
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One problem I think with using income as a measure of how you compare to other people is that it doesn't account very well for any sort of beneifts there might be associated with doing something you very much enjoy at the cost of a diminished salary? Actually I'm not really sure about where I was going with this anymore.
I definitely know what you mean about people being secretive. My mom still won't tell me what she earns. It's sort of like grades. No one wants to say what they got on something. But I notice people are more likely to say either way if they have less rather than more. Sometimes I wonder if it is fueled by a fear of getting more than you deserve, or a cultural imperative not to brag.
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