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The reason I'm not posting this on the work board is because I am asking this question from a social perspective. In social situations, when has it ever been okay to ask someone how much money they make? I was always taught that was impolite to ask, especially if you don't know someone very well. I've been appalled at meeting people for the first time, and they ask how much I make or my husband makes at his job. Why do people do this? If they are curious about the salary for a certain occupation, they could get a general idea by doing a google search for salaries in their local area for that particular occupation.
I don't think that question has ever been okay to ask. How shocking that someone would ask you that...but then it seems these days that anything goes in terms of how people speak to each other...
That is a crude thing to do. I hope you answered either "it's really none of your business" or "why would you ask something like that...we don't even know you."
I think it's rude. I have a nosy friend who kept trying to find out lol. She would say, "Oh, I saw a job advertised that looked like something you might be interested in, but I don't know if it's good for you because I don't know how much money you make." Then she would stare at me expectantly. I would just change the subject.
She tells me what her son and all her friends make, with commentary on how she thinks they should be spending it or not spending it. I make more than any of them. No way will I EVER tell her!
I don't think that question has ever been okay to ask. How shocking that someone would ask you that...but then it seems these days that anything goes in terms of how people speak to each other...
That is a crude thing to do. I hope you answered either "it's really none of your business" or "why would you ask something like that...we don't even know you."
That's a good answer--the first part even if you DO know them.
I don't think it's ever been okay to ask what someone's salary is.
And you can't go wrong with the standard Miss Manners "Why do you ask?" as a response, because there's absolutely no good reason a stranger would ask you that.
I was always taught that was impolite to ask, especially if you don't know someone very well. I've been appalled at meeting people for the first time, and they ask how much I make or my husband makes at his job.
It is absolutely impolite to ask in any setting.
"None of your damn business," is what they'll hear from me.
The reason I'm not posting this on the work board is because I am asking this question from a social perspective. In social situations, when has it ever been okay to ask someone how much money they make? I was always taught that was impolite to ask, especially if you don't know someone very well. I've been appalled at meeting people for the first time, and they ask how much I make or my husband makes at his job. Why do people do this? If they are curious about the salary for a certain occupation, they could get a general idea by doing a google search for salaries in their local area for that particular occupation.
It's never ok to ask someone how much money they make. They ask because they are clueless about how impolite this question is.
I don't think that question has ever been okay to ask. How shocking that someone would ask you that...but then it seems these days that anything goes in terms of how people speak to each other...
That is a crude thing to do. I hope you answered either "it's really none of your business" or "why would you ask something like that...we don't even know you."
Well, I've heard this question from a few people in my lifetime and yes, I think it's a crude thing to ask. No, I don't hear it from everyone usually they will just ask "what do you do for a living?" which could give them a general idea of what our income is.
But I've encountered a few nosy people who just seemed really desperate to find out how much money I earn or my husband earns. I do transcription work out of my home and it's supplemental income, so I had someone ask me recently what I earn doing this and I told her, I'd rather not say. The fact is, that I don't earn much, like not a big salary, but it's also not the main source of our income. But she just kept going on and on, to find out what I make, she was like "but you can tell me, it's okay" and I finally just told her G T F O of my business.
A friend of mine had a similar problem with someone he knew being nosy about his finances and this person even hacked into his pay pal account, just to find out what kind of money he spends, what he buys, etc.
This kind of nosiness seems to be a real problem these days.
I think it's rude. I have a nosy friend who kept trying to find out lol. She would say, "Oh, I saw a job advertised that looked like something you might be interested in, but I don't know if it's good for you because I don't know how much money you make." Then she would stare at me expectantly. I would just change the subject.
She tells me what her son and all her friends make, with commentary on how she thinks they should be spending it or not spending it. I make more than any of them. No way will I EVER tell her!
I couldn't stand to be around someone like that for even 5 minutes.
At any rate, even knowing what someone's salary is doesn't give the whole picture of their assets, their finances, etc.
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