I've given up on the social nicety of not discussing pay, especially at my previous employer, but generally as well. I usually lead in with something like "I te

I've given up on the social nicety of not discussing pay, especially at my previous employer, but generally as well. I usually lead in with something like "I tend to ask the rude question, and don't answer if you don't want to, but what does that position pay?" So far, I've never had anyone not answer and most of the time it's led to further interesting discussion.