Discussing salary with co workers

[Dawnkeibals]

In general what is everyone's opinion on discussing salary with co workers? I understand that some people are "worth" more than others due to experience and education, however if people are performing the same duties daily there should not be a huge gap. I was just curious if this is something most of you guys talk about at work.

Last week I brought up salary with a co worker and you would have thought I asked he to do something illegal. We have been at the company about the same length of time and have the same title. I didn't see any harm in asking, I honestly think it's good to discuss. What do you think?

[Rionoir, ADN, RN]

What if you are the one that finds out you’re making more? What do you think will happen next time you go in to negotiate a raise after you’ve caused everyone else to go ask for more pay because it’s unfair now that they’ve found out? Negotiate the pay you think is fair for yourself like an adult.

[smc5127, BSN, CNA, RN]

Don't do that. At my last job, my coworker took my check and opened it, after that, she always had an attitude and started lying on e to get me fired. New nurse, more education, made more money than her being there for almost 20yrs. She wasn't feeling that one bit

[Katie82, RN]

Have always been told it is "unprofessional" to discuss compensation with co-workers. When I worked in management, I discovered that there are algorithms to determine compensation and it's not always simple. It's been my experience that discussing salary among co-workers usually leads to pettiness and hard feelings.