财新网/旁观中国 记者 李先达 | 文
同样一起工作,一样的工作内容,但是别人的工资却比自己高,你服气么?还有更令人郁闷的,当你找到老板理论时,得到的解释是——谁让他长得比你高呢?
最近,《经济学人》的一篇文章就讨论了这个问题。
●今年早些时候,当中国东北城市大连的两个保安拿到自己的第一个月工资时,他们很疑惑,为什么相同的工作,两人的工资却不相同。公司的回应是,其中一个人比另一个高5厘米(2英尺)。
○WHEN two security guards in Dalian in north-east China got their first month’s pay packet earlier this year, they questioned why each received different amounts for identical work. The company responded that one man was 5cm (two inches) taller than his peer.