Uber Pay Disparities

The cluster focuses on debates about salary fairness at Uber, where employees complain about pay differences among coworkers, especially newer hires receiving higher compensation, and broader discussions on tech pay equity and jealousy.

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TV OP SF paid employees pay money salary coworkers compensation market rate disparity speech

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unglaublich Feb 13, 2023 View on HN

Yes, it reads as if OP would be okay with the situation if their coworkers were paid less.

rubyist5eva Sep 16, 2021 View on HN

It's not fair for people that don't want that and would rather work more for more compensation.

AndrewKemendo Apr 24, 2023 View on HN

Then perhaps you're being paid too much compared to the other people in society

imapeopleperson Dec 21, 2021 View on HN

I’m worried I’ll get paid less so that others won’t have to get paid more.

atoav Nov 17, 2024 View on HN

That article advocates for paying them what they are worth, even if it exceeds the salary of higher-ups.

notfromhere Jun 22, 2019 View on HN

thats exactly what someone who's trying to justify a monstrous salary would say. In reality, doubtful.

There's a difference between well paid and overpaid.

aezell Dec 1, 2021 View on HN

If you got paid market rate, people would be on here complaining about your compensation.

rrss1122 Jul 31, 2015 View on HN

The arguments presented by the employees quoted in the article make it seem that it is exactly about someone else earning more money taking your money, not actual money but potential money. One of the high profile employees that left talked to Mr. Price about the fairness of newer employees with less responsibilities getting a dramatic pay raise while she and her co-workers, who have been at the company longer and have more responsibilities, did not receive a similarly substantial raise. It does

reustle Jan 14, 2017 View on HN

Just because they get paid well doesn't mean they're happy