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I wonder how many people are going to get fired for their tweets. I see some very famous names severely underpaid, curious if they are going to get a bump in th

I wonder how many people are going to get fired for their tweets. I see some very famous names severely underpaid, curious if they are going to get a bump in their salary or get fired.

colinbartlett 7y ago
In the US, the National Labor Relations Act expressly forbids employers from preventing employees from discussing wages. So it’s certainly not legal for a company to fire someone for their tweet, at least in the US.
- pansa2 7y ago
  Isn’t it true that you can be fired in the US without being given a reason? Incidentally, I’ve always thought this was one of the reasons US salaries are so high. Employees in the US are almost comparable to contractors in Europe (who are paid significantly more than permanent employees).
  - lazyasciiart 7y ago
    Yep https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-you-get-fired-for-sharing-your-salary-publicly/ https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-you-get-fir... And hmm, that's an interesting comparison. Contractors in the US are also paid significantly more than employees.
    - ghaff 7y ago
      >Contractors in the US are also paid significantly more than employees. Not really surprising all other things being equal. Contractors are often not getting benefits which can be more than a quarter of the total comp package. Furthermore, contractors are often assumed to be being paid on an as-needed basis with less downtime like training that are factors with full-time employees. When I had clients, a had a pretty high effective daily rate. But that didn't really translate into outsized take-home pay because so much "free" work went into being able to charge that sometime high daily rate.
mpeg 7y ago
Right? TIL I get paid more than Dan Abramov even considering Facebook RSUs
- waylandsmithers 7y ago
  I'm not sure whether I should be thrilled or embarrassed about my own similar situation... people post on here about making very high six and even seven figure salaries at FAANG, and I assumed he would be among them

I wonder how many people are going to get fired for their tweets. I see some very famous names severely underpaid, curious if they are going to get a bump in their salary or get fired.

colinbartlett 7y ago

In the US, the National Labor Relations Act expressly forbids employers from preventing employees from discussing wages. So it’s certainly not legal for a company to fire someone for their tweet, at least in the US.

pansa2 7y ago
Isn’t it true that you can be fired in the US without being given a reason? Incidentally, I’ve always thought this was one of the reasons US salaries are so high. Employees in the US are almost comparable to contractors in Europe (who are paid significantly more than permanent employees).
- lazyasciiart 7y ago
  Yep https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-you-get-fired-for-sharing-your-salary-publicly/ https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-you-get-fir... And hmm, that's an interesting comparison. Contractors in the US are also paid significantly more than employees.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    >Contractors in the US are also paid significantly more than employees. Not really surprising all other things being equal. Contractors are often not getting benefits which can be more than a quarter of the total comp package. Furthermore, contractors are often assumed to be being paid on an as-needed basis with less downtime like training that are factors with full-time employees. When I had clients, a had a pretty high effective daily rate. But that didn't really translate into outsized take-home pay because so much "free" work went into being able to charge that sometime high daily rate.

mpeg 7y ago

Right? TIL I get paid more than Dan Abramov even considering Facebook RSUs

waylandsmithers 7y ago
I'm not sure whether I should be thrilled or embarrassed about my own similar situation... people post on here about making very high six and even seven figure salaries at FAANG, and I assumed he would be among them