> I've known lots of tech workers who went as much as years without realizing how badly they were being underpaid, even by the standards of their weak local mar

> I've known lots of tech workers who went as much as years without realizing how badly they were being underpaid, even by the standards of their weak local market I agree that white collar jobs obfuscate salaries and that power dynamic overwhelmingly favors employers. That isn't the situation with lower paying jobs, especially ones that aren't salaried, which was what the OP was about. Those low skill jobs (I'd argue baggage handler making minimum wage at the airport to be in that category) openly list wages on the advertisement. Thinking those folks stay in their jobs due to the same information asymmetry is what I'm questioning.