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Finally. I always wondered why wasn't it illegal in the first place.
by ssaxena80 9y ago
Finally. I always wondered why wasn't it illegal in the first place.
- bentruyman 9y agoProbably because it's always been legal for you to refuse to give that information.
- duskwuff 9y agoAnd it was equally legal for companies to drop you from consideration for a job if you refused. :/
- alexanderstears 9y agoThat's how price discovery can work in markets. "How much is that tomato?" "$5" "Yikes. Too much for me. Thanks for your time"
- duskwuff 9y agoAnd that's exactly how salary negotiations work now -- the applicant can name an expected salary, and the employer can respond accordingly. The only thing that's changed is that what you've been paid in the past doesn't have to be a part of that discussion.
- woolvalley 9y agoIt's a bit more like: "What did you pay your previous supplier for those tomatoes?" "$4" "I will charge you $3.95 and nothing less."
- bentruyman 9y agoIs this actually happening? After a good interview, qualified employees are being turned away by companies in the later stages of the interview/employment process, simply due to candidates refusing to divulge their current salary? I mean, I'm sure it _has_ happened, not sure if that's a strong argument though.
- ryandrake 9y agoImpossible to know, because employers are not required to share the reason for dropping candidates from consideration. Candidates would need to speculate about the real reason, but I can tell you with pretty high certainty that it has happened to me at least once.
- bentruyman 9y agoI'm sorry if that may have happened to you. In my experience, this has never happened and, if anything, I was given a substantial bump above the number I gave as a current salary. I guess one anecdote vs. another. I dunno, we'll hopefully see whether or not this actually achieves its intended goals or not.