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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CA has laws that prevent retaliation from discussing wages in the workplace precisely because of discrimination.
And it’s not limited to men v women. I and a friend moved from one company to another at the same time in 2001 we had the same jobs and performed about the same although I had much more experience and knowledge. He was paid a lot more than I was. Do you know what the owner said when I confronted him on this?
He’s married, you’re not.
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