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post 1624748631 12-07-2020, 08:20 AM
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Why do people inflate their salaries in idle discussion?

If it's brought up why do people feel the need to lie about how much they make when we have a magical tool called the internet and statistics can prove those anamolies. (Misc is an example more than 95% of earners on the misc are in the top 1% of earners in the country). Family memebers do this all the time also. Chit dont add up bros.
post 1624748971 12-07-2020, 08:25 AM
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u think ppl would do that, just go on the internet and tell lies

btw, ppl who actually respond to those threads are probably satisfied with their higher salary and are more likely to disclose it
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post 1624749081 12-07-2020, 08:27 AM
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You'll look even dumber than they do if you pull out your phone and google their professions average salary mid conversation just to prove them wrong
post 1624749131 12-07-2020, 08:28 AM
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I was just having the same conversation with the directors at Ford.

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post 1624749141 12-07-2020, 08:28 AM
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Who the hell discusses their salary in idle discussion?
post 1624749211 12-07-2020, 08:28 AM
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Yeah, just lol @ every time income comes up on the Misc. Whether there's a lot of liars, or its just primarily really high earners that respond (and the rest mostly stay quiet), it never cease to amaze me.
post 1624749221 12-07-2020, 08:28 AM
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For the same reason guys are height-frauding: ego.
Everything I post is satire.
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post 1624749251 12-07-2020, 08:29 AM
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99% of misc on that callcentre CEO 10k per day time.
fist yourself
post 1624749261 12-07-2020, 08:29 AM
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Are you referring to sites like glassdoor that report compensation?

Those sites are very inaccurate and often times salaries stated are based on only a few reported salaries for that role.
post 1624749341 12-07-2020, 08:30 AM
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Miscers claiming 10k a day usually forget to mention they're talking Japanese Yen
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post 1624750071 12-07-2020, 08:39 AM
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Same reason they lie about their dick size... To feel better about themselves and/or superior to someone else. Pretty obvious.
post 1624750171 12-07-2020, 08:40 AM
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-Insecurity

- they're major losers who are seeking clout from a bunch of strangers on the internet
post 1624750301 12-07-2020, 08:42 AM
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Who is bringing up salary in idle discussion? It always seems like its weekend overtime wage or big salary on 70 hours/week they brag about
post 1624750501 12-07-2020, 08:44 AM
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Your family and friends are a bunch of autists.
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post 1624750521 12-07-2020, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Are you referring to sites like glassdoor that report compensation?

Those sites are very inaccurate and often times salaries stated are based on only a few reported salaries for that role.
Actually I was talking about the bls.gov stats
Originally Posted By redraider86⏩
Your family are autists.
Only the inlaws in my family (and sister in law random bfs) have brought this up. Morons bro.
post 1624750781 12-07-2020, 08:47 AM
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I think the only people who know how much I make is my wife and mom. Salary does not come up in real life only on the internet. Misc has thousands of members so obviously the higher earners will respond to threads. Nobody who is an underpaid professional is going to come state their salary.
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post 1624751261 12-07-2020, 08:51 AM
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Because it’s the easiest thing to lie about to increase your worth in the eyes of others. A lot harder to lie about your appearance or athletic abilities.
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post 1624751891 12-07-2020, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
Because it’s the easiest thing to lie about to increase your worth in the eyes of others. A lot harder to lie about your appearance or athletic abilities.
show me your paystub
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post 1624752071 12-07-2020, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted By solidus2k3⏩
show me your paystub
Easy to fake.
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post 1624752331 12-07-2020, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted By GainzMcgee⏩
Actually I was talking about the bls.gov stats
I question how valid government data is regarding private sector compensation. Even if they do post averages for a specific occupation you don’t know how variable the data is that those averages are derived from.
post 1624752441 12-07-2020, 09:03 AM
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Same reason people lie about their height, lifts or how many sloots they've banged
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I dont know OP. That would be like frauding on your penor size. Or saying that you're ltc crew while banging fatties on the dl.
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If you can worry about Macros and lifting more than 97% of the population, you can also outearn 97% of the population. It's all about where you put your focus.
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post 1624760701 12-07-2020, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
I question how valid government data is regarding private sector compensation. Even if they do post averages for a specific occupation you don’t know how variable the data is that those averages are derived from.
Pretty sure they use IRS data from employer's quarterly reports for this info.
Originally Posted By ProudKraut⏩
I dont know OP. That would be like frauding on your penor size. Or saying that you're ltc crew while banging fatties on the dl.
Proud HTC crew here brah, no need to BS!
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Originally Posted By Polaris⏩
Yeah, just lol @ every time income comes up on the Misc. Whether there's a lot of liars, or its just primarily really high earners that respond (and the rest mostly stay quiet), it never cease to amaze me.
i had friends that had porsche and ferraris at 16. i would take it with a grain of salt. not only are they probably delusional for not understanding the amount of money and work it would take to get that much money (especially at 16), but they have no concept of the opposite of that.

some kid has a plush life and goes to stanford has no concept of the kid whos family struggles to pay for food and basic ammenities and thinks it's "normal"

another potential scenario where even if they aren't delusional, they are

and that's not even going into the fact that the aforementioned kids could cover stuff up. they work at a used dvd store but pretend they own a business which is how they got their ferrari. i could TOTALLY see some kids that i know coming on and fibbing about chit
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Originally Posted By GainzMcgee⏩
Pretty sure they use IRS data from employer's quarterly reports for this info.
I don’t think you understood my post.


Cheers
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
I don’t think you understood my post.


Cheers
So you arent from America, got it. No data is a 100% perfect but seeing as this from required reporting elements from private businesses probably as good as your gonna get. I think its good enough to dispute 99% of miscers saying they are in the top 1% of earners.
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Originally Posted By GainzMcgee⏩
So you arent from America, got it. No data is a 100% perfect but seeing as this from required reporting elements from private businesses probably as good as your gonna get. I think its good enough to dispute 99% of miscers saying they are in the top 1% of earners.
Nah, the misc is clearly full of super successful outliers.
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I just googled "dentist salary alberta" and the results are $79k-$220k a year. Average $153k a year

https://www.google.com/search?q=dent...hrome&ie=UTF-8

If I were a moron, I'd believe that.
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Originally Posted By GainzMcgee⏩
So you arent from America, got it. No data is a 100% perfect but seeing as this from required reporting elements from private businesses probably as good as your gonna get. I think its good enough to dispute 99% of miscers saying they are in the top 1% of earners.
Miscers are less likely to post their earnings if they don’t make a lot.

Also government data posts average earnings based on occupation. So someone working as a sales rep could mean SAAS sales or janitorial product sales. See how there could be significant variability in government reported compensation.

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