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		thomaslangston on Aug 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Let Our Employee Set Their Own Salaries Like most democratic systems, checks and balances are probably useful. I would expect the CEO (or relevant manager) to veto a salary that was unhealthy for the company. It was implied as much when the author indicated that he checked the company's numbers before telling the team the average salary would be used. Also, the very transparent nature of the company's finances in this example also helps a democratic process work smoothly.

Chris_Ashworth on Aug 31, 2013 [–]

That inference is correct: I reserved the right to veto if it was wildly over our budget.

agravier on Aug 31, 2013 | [–]

But what would you have done if the vote had returned a salary that seemed low and felt that team members deserved better?

saraid216 on Sept 1, 2013 | | [–]

I'm not Chris, but in his shoes, I would have stuffed the extra money into recruitment.

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