TALKING OF SALARIES
By RUTH LEIGH
“I don’t think it’s fair that sha
should have had her salary raised,”
declared the girl in the green hat in
dignantly.
I was walking on lower Broadway
in the financial district and as these
two girls were close behind me*, l
overheard the conversation.
"How do you know she got a
raise?”
"She told me. Three dollars a week,1
too. It’s not fair; I”m going to gpea c
to Germain about it.”
So the discussion proceeded in in
dignant, injured tones. All about tJ 3
salary of this more fortunate men:
ber of the staff. I wish I knew th t
young woman who got the incre.u ;
I should like to whisper a secret 1
her ear. It is this: Never, under at v
circumstances, discuss your aalai y
with ahyone.
By anyone, I mean not only yor.r
associates in the office, but y •
friends outside of business. Wh. t
you earn, whether it is much or litt
is no one’s concern, but there an L
great many loose-mouthed peoi
who freely discuss their earnings.
"But there’s nothing to be a sharp \
of,” remarked a young woman l
know. ”1 earn it honestly, and 1
no reason in the world why I should
not talk of it.”
No, there’s nothing to be asham i
of, but it is simply good policy, thaVs
all. I especially emphasize, girls, t! j
importance of not talking about s.
