Why is asking what a person’s salary is so taboo in the workplace?

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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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I’m usually open about my pay but I have one colleague I’m not open with. I know hers, but she doesn’t know mine. This is because she shows up for work whenever she likes and is basically on the brink of getting fired and/or ragequitting, and while she’s almost dead weight she takes enough of the edge off my workload (It’s ours but I do most of the work)I don’t want her ragequitting just yet. 

She’s shit at her job but they won’t replace her once she’s gone. I both can’t wait for and dread the day she goes.

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