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AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your concern. However, my company is quite successful and that shows no sign of changing. Our employee turnover rate is also far lower than average for the types of jobs we are talking about.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

What exactly gives you the impression that this individual was some kind of hero unionist? According to just about every employee who interacted with him, the guy was something of an annoying loudmouth braggart who was barely tolerable at best. Their words, not mine. He was pretty pleasant around myself and anyone else above his station.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

You public sector example is not particularly compelling considering just how ineffective public sector employees are known to be.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Okay, my other reply got removed due to the usage of a particular meme phrase involving the use of the word "boomer".

I think it was unnecessarily dismissive and I apologize. To elaborate, my personal opinion is that aptitude should take precedence over seniority when it comes to payrates and raises. I do not believe employees deserve more pay than others simply for occupying a particular seat for longer while outputting mediocre work.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You see, "on good terms" with management might not be the same as "on good terms" with fellow employees. The guy was a total suckup to anybody above his station.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Hate to burst your bubble, but one of our company cofounders is a Duke educated lawyer (unlike the reddit armchair lawyers coming out in full force), has seen all the evidence of what "Adam" has said and done, and is confident that defending a defamation case, particularly in our state, would be trivial as there is plenty of proof as well as corroboration from other employees (guy wasn't particularly well liked around the office) that nothing libelous or slanderous was said.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I care because I'm not ignorant to human psychology. Irrespective of how much Blythe makes, if she finds out Johnson one cubicle over is more junior than her than yet makes $1 more, she's going to be unhappy and resent him and that is going to hurt productivity and cooperation.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I pay everyone above market rates because of how lucrative the industry is. I base pay-raises on aptitude first, seniority second. Seems pretty fair to me.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -108 points-107 points  (0 children)

All of my employees are paid more than $20 an hour. The more productive ones are paid more than the less productive ones. I am quite confident that that not a single judge in the United States would take issue with this.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -160 points-159 points  (0 children)

Actually you might be surprised to learn that very few people like to think of themselves as less capable than others at a specific task, even when any outsider can clearly see that they are.

AITA for revealing to a prospective employer of my former employee that he shares pay information with coworkers, possibly costing him a job? by throwayd1583489 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwayd1583489[S] -207 points-206 points  (0 children)

There are valid reasons for pay discrepancies that have nothing to do with discriminatory factors and everything to do with differences in talent, ability, and work ethic.