> It felt like a lot of formality with no real benefit to either side. Isn't the intent to benefit third parties though? I thought the point of pay transparen

> It felt like a lot of formality with no real benefit to either side. Isn't the intent to benefit third parties though? I thought the point of pay transparency is to provide information to people who don't have the connections to know what the "real deal" generally is, so they can negotiate on an equal footing as other applicants when they have the opportunity.