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TL;DR - Google operates in a parallel universe called "California", where employees can share each other's salaries on a company-wide shared spreadsheet without

TL;DR - Google operates in a parallel universe called "California", where employees can share each other's salaries on a company-wide shared spreadsheet without getting fired. Not only did Google NOT fire anybody for it, they haven't even removed the spreadsheet from their own internal network. They simply refused to approve some $150 "peer-recognition" bonuses, meant to reward the employee for creating the spreadsheet. THAT is apparently enough to engage some kind of weird quasi-SJW outrage. As opposed to the real world, where everyone involved would be fired and given a negative reference for the rest of their career.

Loughla 11y ago
http://www.govdocs.com/can-employees-discuss-pay-salaries/ http://www.govdocs.com/can-employees-discuss-pay-salaries/ TL;DR It's illegal to fire your employees for discussing salary in the US. California isn't special, neither is Google.
- StevePerkins 11y ago
  That's so cute. I bet you also have a link that says union-busting is illegal, too. I'm not making a normative statement about the way things "ought to be", I'm making a positive statement about the way things "actually are" across most of the world (http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/positive-and-normative-statements http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/positive-and-nor...). Shoot the messenger if you like.
  - fla 11y ago
    > Google operates in a parallel universe called "California", where employees can share each other's salaries on a company-wide shared spreadsheet without getting fired. So reality is a parallel universe ?
  - Loughla 11y ago
    Ought to be is the way it is. Firing an employee because he discusses his salary with other employees is illegal. You are free to fire that person, but you should expect a lawsuit. And did you really link to a tutoring lesson about objective and subjective statements to 'prove your point'? What a useless thing to do. Your knee-jerk anti-establishment opinion about how the world works, based on your limited experience is not a good bellwether. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophomoric); http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophomoric); shoot the messenger if you like.
emodendroket 11y ago
Shrugging and saying that companies blatantly violating labor law is predictable is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Loughla 11y ago

http://www.govdocs.com/can-employees-discuss-pay-salaries/ http://www.govdocs.com/can-employees-discuss-pay-salaries/ TL;DR It's illegal to fire your employees for discussing salary in the US. California isn't special, neither is Google.

StevePerkins 11y ago
That's so cute. I bet you also have a link that says union-busting is illegal, too. I'm not making a normative statement about the way things "ought to be", I'm making a positive statement about the way things "actually are" across most of the world (http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/positive-and-normative-statements http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/positive-and-nor...). Shoot the messenger if you like.
- fla 11y ago
  > Google operates in a parallel universe called "California", where employees can share each other's salaries on a company-wide shared spreadsheet without getting fired. So reality is a parallel universe ?
- Loughla 11y ago
  Ought to be is the way it is. Firing an employee because he discusses his salary with other employees is illegal. You are free to fire that person, but you should expect a lawsuit. And did you really link to a tutoring lesson about objective and subjective statements to 'prove your point'? What a useless thing to do. Your knee-jerk anti-establishment opinion about how the world works, based on your limited experience is not a good bellwether. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophomoric); http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sophomoric); shoot the messenger if you like.

emodendroket 11y ago

Shrugging and saying that companies blatantly violating labor law is predictable is a self-fulfilling prophecy.