In this episode, hosts Kaila Lopez and Kyle Hagge discuss when, why, and HOW to ask your coworkers how much they make. Because it’s not just an interesting tidbit, but it could have an immense impact on your career.

00:00:00 Open

00:00:28 Intro

00:00:54 Kyle and Kaila discuss first job salaries

00:03:12 General attitudes towards discussing money at work

00:07:27 What happens when companies publicly share salary bands

00:09:12 How to approach asking a coworker to share their salary

00:12:32 What to expect when you ask your coworker to share their salary

00:16:53 Kyle and Kaila’s own experience with pay inequity

00:20:44 Tactics for approaching salary transparency with your coworkers

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Is it okay to ask your coworker how much they make? Is Gen Z set up for failure in the workplace? Should you really bring your whole self to work? Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew's resident career experts Kaila and Kyle—whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit, and startup sectors—debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. New episodes drop every Monday!

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