Comment by Retric
5 months ago
Most companies request people not share pay information. Information asymmetry is a huge deal in negotiations.
5 months ago
Most companies request people not share pay information. Information asymmetry is a huge deal in negotiations.
Such a “requirement” is illegal. https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-right...
And pot was illegal in the 70s.
It still is.
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But in the US, federal labor law makes it illegal for employers to prevent employees from sharing pay information (at least for employees who are entitled to unionize).
They can request it, but can't stop you if you do.
You can also request them to do likewise, with similar recourse.
A request is nothing without teeth behind it.
Teeth like employment at-will?
It's generally quite unlikely that sharing your salary is going to result in getting bitten by that. You'd need to do labour organization (or be completely surrounded by rats and snitches and other vermin at your workplace, who already have an axe to grind) to actually get blowback for this stuff.
Most of the taboo around it is cultural, because people here attach their self-worth to their paycheck.
You could also always do it anonymously or pseudonymously. You'd have almost no chances of retaliation in that case.
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Basically the only advantage an employee can have in this sort of negotiation is not needing to be employed by that company.
I never have but I have never been told I couldn't share pay information. Certainly I have with my accountant and financial advisor. I've also been asked when applying for a new job whether or not I've been 100% forthcoming.