Associate is just another word for employee. I don’t see why Apple should be contributing data to these shady databases of prior salaries and levels. If a new

Associate is just another word for employee. I don’t see why Apple should be contributing data to these shady databases of prior salaries and levels. If a new employer wants to know my level at a previous employer, I’ll tell them. If they want proof then 1) that’s pretty weird but 2) they can give my manager a call. But if I don’t tell them my level, then I don’t want anyone else to tell them either.