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Re:Ex-Googler says she exposed company-wide pay inequality w... by danieldk on Saturday July 18, 2015 @08:50AM (#9907424)
And there are many people who are extremely good, but too shy to negotiate a higher wage. And there are people who are mediocre, who are good at making deals and get the higher pay.
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Re:Ex-Googler says she exposed company-wide pay inequality w... by omonra on Saturday July 18, 2015 @03:45PM (#9908645)
And there are people who are born to rich parents - that's life. People differ in intelligence, looks, ambition - anything really.

My point is that disparity in income (let's say in the same organization) is mostly to do with value that a given individual brings to the organization (in the eyes of the management who decide on this). Negotiation is an order of magnitude less important.

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