There’s like this weird culture around it where some may even consider it rude or too personal like it’s equivalent to asking someone their social security number or something
I’ve heard a rumor it’s because companies/bosses don’t want people to talk about their pay between employees because they may find discrepancies compared to their coworkers, but I’m not 100% sure that’s actually why since even their employees consider it taboo.
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A big reason is that people think that pay should be tied to seniority instead of merits. If a new employee comes in and shines and is compensated then the employees who have been there longer would be upset. It creates friction in the workplace.
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