It's Your Job to Find Out What Your Skills Are Worth

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"It's your job to learn what your skills are worth," Nason says. "Just you saying it before you go prove yourself isn't going to get you anywhere totally" If you want to move into a different type of roll, maybe your company doesn't have those openings,. And so you really do need to just figure out what you want and whether that company can aline with that.

With the exception of a few companies like Buffer and GitLab, 99.99%+ of companies opt to keep their salaries closed. This closed nature creates information asymmetry and at times, inequity in the workplace.

Lack of transparency gives companies a hall pass to not develop a robust compensation system, but at the same time, sharing salaries openly isn't without its pitfalls, including privacy and the tendency for people to over-compare themselves to others.

In this episode, Steph and Cal debate whether companies should share their pay methodology or even fully open up their book. They share a range of studies, including results from Norway, a country that has shared their tax returns publicly since 1863.

If you've felt the information asymmetry in the workforce or are considering how you can get more out of your career, this episode is for you.

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