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Workers once the veil is lifted: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1nwsLTDcpu0 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1nwsLTDcpu0 On a more serious note, does anyone know
by mrtksn 4y ago
Workers once the veil is lifted: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1nwsLTDcpu0 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1nwsLTDcpu0
On a more serious note, does anyone knows how it came that talking prices for labor become a taboo at first place? Was it cultural? Did it become a thing with the industrial revolution or something? What is the history of "don't talk salaries"?
It's not the same everywhere so it must be for different reasons everywhere but IMHO its important to recognise the story behind it so to reason for what to do next.
- rm_-rf_slash 4y agoI wouldn’t call it a taboo as much as a conversation generally regarded to be awkward. Most people don’t want to have awkward conversations at work. I’m also not aware of any company culture that revels[0] in discussing employee pay and doesn’t face legal requirements to do so. [0] Exceptions for companies that do so but by deliberate action of founders/CEO rather than a bottom-up company culture https://www.inc.com/magazine/201511/paul-keegan/does-more-pay-mean-more-growth.html https://www.inc.com/magazine/201511/paul-keegan/does-more-pa...
- UtopiaPunk 4y agoWhen I was younger, I once had an employer (a major fast food chain) that had a document that explicitly said discussing wages with anyone but the franchise owner was forbidden. I didn't know better at the time, but that's super illegal.
- sundaeofshock 4y agoIt was introduced by employers. Removing pay transparency makes it easier to underpay your workforce.