On the flipside, more talent would probably apply to AirBnB knowing that a guy like him can land 230k. Not to mention he&#x27;s indirectly marketing for AirBnB by explaining why he was attracted to the company and chose them over Google (often seen as the holy grail of software engineering). I highly doubt that management is pissed.<p>More transparency is overall a positive thing. Underpaid people should know that they&#x27;re being underpaid, and engineers notoriously suck at negotiation.