clueless here: (I mean, I didn't downmod you; If it's worth responding it's worth not downmoding, but I am 'clueless') what would be the consequences of disc

clueless here: (I mean, I didn't downmod you; If it's worth responding it's worth not downmoding, but I am 'clueless') what would be the consequences of disclosing your salary data? I've always been pretty open about what I've made personally, and while being open with the wrong people or the wrong situation can make you look pretty crass, what are the real consequences? Are people often fired for disclosing what they make? are they sued? I mean, I have a hard time imagining a large company taking the time to sue some $100K/year lackey over bragging about his salary, or even firing the guy. I guess I can imagine a small company firing over something like that, but again, anything more? seems unlikely. I mean, the quotes I get for co-location or bandwidth all claim they are 'proprietary data' and not to be disclosed, but people still pass numbers around, and nothing comes of it besides an annoyed salesperson.