Executive Pay and Salary Secrecy

"I'll show you my salary if you show me yours," the corporate vice president told his female colleague. She felt uncomfortable sharing her information -- but was too curious to pass up the chance.
They ducked into an empty conference room and closed the door. Like two five-year-olds exchanging notes, they scribbled their secrets on two pieces of paper, folded and swapped them.
"I felt awful," she recalls of the moment she unfolded the paper and peered at the number. "I didn't realize I was making so much more than he was."
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