PayScale believes that fact-based and transparent relationships between employers and employees leads to better results for both. We believe this for our products, and we believe this for ourselves.
Why do we believe this? We researched the topic, extensively.
> We discovered that transparent conversations about money can actually mitigate low pay. So, if an employer pays lower than the market average for a position, but communicates clearly about the reasons for the smaller paycheck, 82% of employees we surveyed still felt satisfied with their work.
That's from an HBR article our Chief Product Officer wrote. https://hbr.org/2015/10/most-people-have-no-idea-whether-the...
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