Woman Posted Her Tech Salary on Tiktok and Got Fired

[@turkishdelight6032]

It’s important for employees to openly talk about their salary; it gives newcomers more negotiating leverage. Companies are mad because they don’t want their employees to have this kind of knowledge

[@turkishdelight6032]

@Kevin S If employees can normalize disclosing salaries, that “bit less” can become a bit more

[@boopboop9356]

@Kevin S every employee wants to be paid more

[@HighLo_]

Or maybe she just set up the company to be investigated by the newly hired 87,000😂🙃 post the tech company's name!! Cuz a lot of people are still being investigated for the john Epstein and money laundering

[@namsj]

it's not just about being open to salary. the candidate's interview's success determines their level, base, equity, stock, RSU's. Each level has a range of a salary and the equity, stock, RSU's come after. There can be a couple candidates who are qualified at this level but on different terms of everything mentioned. It isn't a simple job where the base can be on the same average out all the way. "There's level to it". Companies negotiate salary by negotiating how well Candidates do on the interview. Candidates who are unable to answer the questions during the multiple interview process will be leveled lower than another candidate who can. If they have that knowledge beforehand, it won't allow for the candidate to sell themselves.

[@HighLo_]

@@namsj it really is about being open to salary.. if you don't know the value of a dollar you won't go far. Here in the US it's all about money, but go further into our history it wasn't all based on what you call "stock" and RSUs... If you continue to opporate in America with this type of mentality... Just know this is God's land and uhmm you'll be in for a rude awakening. So go on and try to look deeper into it the rabbit hole "man with the top hat" instead of educating others, encouraging them to test the system and to enlighten our country. We open our country for you guys to help us, but if you're eating from the hand thats feeding you but is jacking you off and others off.. then umm "cough cough" biiihhhh

[@omarsharifi2587]

Company should be sued. Salary transparency should be a legal requirement in order to ensure fair pay & help avoid pay discrimination in the job market.

[@danielsuh4332]

Lol At will employment for the entirety of the US. She was not improperly paid or discriminated against. She has zero rights legally and is 100% legally fired...unfortunately

[@danielsuh4332]

Sue culture lol. Save that for a real issue

[@danielsuh4332]

But I agree she SHOULD still be employed...Just that the US provides employers ALL the rights in this situation.

[@therestlessfoodie9978]

Even the government itself isn’t transparent about their salaries; this, I don’t think transparency will ever happen. Secrets will always be held.

[@edfx]

Should be legal requirement but it isnt so the company cannot be sued

[@roygbiv9038]

If a company has nothing to hide, they wouldn’t stop their employees from sharing their salary. I’ve worked for a place where the owner would tell people not to tell others what our salary of because everyone started off differently even though he claims people started with the same salary. So he’s pay guys with less experience, more and with girl with more experience, less. Maybe the company was actually underpaying as a female and they got nervous when they saw her sharing those numbers and thought eventually, someone will tell her some guy with less experience made more than her for starting salary.

[@MrMJmusicLover]

I was told at Walmart not to talk about how much I'm getting paid, because other coworkers would get upset that a newcomer is making more than someone who's been there for years. This is a good way to get fired.

[@xtiandank]

@@MrMJmusicLover I worked there recently, but at my store we were told it was ok amongst non-management/hourly employees. Not sure what the rules or laws are regarding salaried employees, but I do know, at least for hourly associates, they cannot fire or retaliate against you for discussing pay.

[@dexvargas21]

People should be able to talk about how much they make without any backlash. The fact that there’s people that think otherwise is sad. These companies just find ways to under pay people when they make so much money

[@Tizou007]

I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to prevent employees from sharing their salaries. Unless there’s a non disclosure in their contract which I’m pretty sure is also not allowed hahahha

[@rainbows5232]

so when youll be sure then telll us

[@BruceTheScout]

@@rainbows5232 lmao😂

[@serapiel]

Lot of ignorant people here. You cannot forbid employees from discussing salary at work. It is protected regardless of whether employees are talking to each other in person or through social media. Protected by the NRLA. There's also a low of at will states so companies can fire anyone for various other reasons that they can make up out of thin air. If she can prove she was fired for sharing her salary, then she can sue.

[@lilbtyt7928]

youre legally allowed to show and tell salary. maybe like this to the public but among your coworkers they can stop you. if you can get them in text or email saying thats why theyll get fired and the city WILL investigate. you cant just say dont do it.

[@taoist32]

If you’re an at will employee they can fire you for any reason and sometimes for no reason.

[@pikakillah_8015]

@@taoist32 You can get fired for any legal reason. No one gets fired for no reason, If you can prove you got fired for an illegal reason like discrimination or in this cases sharing salary, you have a strong law suit.

[@pikakillah_8015]

@@taoist32 search up "at will employment"

[@xtiandank]

The point of her video and her other ones was career and salary advisement. By sharing her salary and what kind of jobs she does and how she got them, whether or not she needed some degree or certification, she giving people ideas on how to put themselves in positions for better careers, pay, and life in general. She’s not the first to do this, and certainly won’t be the last. Plenty of people try to help each other out professionally in similar ways on social media. There’s whole twitter groups/networks that tweet about tech jobs, certs, education, and pay/salary to help others achieve better financial standing in life. Employers don’t like that because it’s the transparency they do not like as it forces them to be more competitive with pay and exposes pay gaps.

[@diegoescarfuller5096]

I FUCKING LOVE SOSA

[@lilbtyt7928]

yyou can literally google how much each employee in your city is paid. salary should be transparent.,

[@JonathanAlexanderM]

New person at Guantanamo bay posts a tiktok overlooking a gentleman strapped to a chair with a bag over his head, a bucket of water nearby and a battery w jumper cables in the background… “hey guys this is the new gig, stay tuned to see what happens next ✌🏼✨"

[@peachkittyyy]

that’s shocking bc Denver is one of the cities where the employer has to be open with the salary of the position you’re applying for.

[@snkrsbar]

lmao, i used to put my notes in my t9 calculator until teachers found out and made us all clear it before test, so I taped cheat sheets under the t9 calculators cover 🤣

[@danielsuh4332]

Tell the UFC that salary discussion is protected. Monopolies are more prevalent THAN EVER....There is no protection for this from most fields I am familiar with.

[@21ventura]

People saying she should sue. Often times when you first get hired you are on a 3 month, 6 month or maybe a year probation period where they could fire you for any reason

[@gab-491]

Ha I used to work at a famous fast food place the manager hated me and I didn’t know till I figured out that I was making a whole dollar less than literally everyone. How did I figure this out? I talked to the other employees. Used to work at the red haired lady and employees had to talk about how much they made like it was taboo cause god forbid we actually figure out our worth and leave. I’ve had managers yell at me for openly talking about how much I made

[@mickeyfacee]

My company has a policy that explicitly states we are not allowed to talk about how much we are paid.

[@xiomaraiturbide2182]

noo they take our phones in school. they collect them at the beginning of the day with a pic of us and our name and then once we leave they call our names to give them back

[@UrbanLegend2k11]

It probably wasn't just about the salary, there's gotta be more to this.

[@darienford860]

In a lot of contracts with high salaries and you aren't supposed to disclose that especially on social media. I don't feel bad for her she blamed TikTok for getting her fired instead of herself. People overly share their private business is on them

[@triplecheesemac]

@@darienford860 most likely. Also disclosing her salary probably can create conflict within her peers.

[@Vincisomething]

@@triplecheesemac conflict with peers or getting peers to ask for raises? Idk why but "Conflict with peers" sounds like some anti-union propaganda they say so no one knows how much they're underpaid 😂

[@darienford860]

@@triplecheesemac yea people are concluding that she is lying from 1. Receiving a 20k bonus from a job she didn't have for a full year and no experience. I work in tech and never heard of that. That's the one thing people ignore on Tiktok, some of them lie

[@Richardarbizo]

8:57 sounded kinda personal joe😭 these guys never got a break

[@Vincisomething]

It's not illegal to share your salary, don't know why it's a problem to share it publicly either

[@21ventura]

Every companies has their own rules and guidelines and if they are broken they can fire people especially if they are still in the probation period.

[@Vincisomething]

@@21ventura I meant in principle lol

[@ninas8210]

"and somehow they still stay alive...like ours" lol i was wondering if Joe was talking about jk or nah at first

[@xxtreyxx12131990good]

Re read what she said she posted that and stuff….look at the other stuff she posted

[@sepulfan02]

Hope the employee gets a nice settlement for wrongful termination

[@MetaITurtle]

That's why be careful what you post especially on Facebook. My dad got 30 day banned on there like 100 times lol its always politics though

[@darienford860]

You are comparing two different things. You are talking about being banned from an app from being political vs someone getting fired from their job for sharing their salary on TikTok

[@7LLLLLL]

Lol smart water

[@aeromtb2468]

salaries are treated has confidential info by companies. the companies want to keep the advantage.

[@MartyD]

salaries are pretty much public these days

[@21ventura]

Not always and with every company

[@Pumpkin0_0]

It's dumb to fire someone for sharing their salary online, but it's pretty damn cringy to make a *tiktok* showing off how much you make. Because, let's be honest, sharing that online instead of keeping it between family and friends, which in itself is already strange in certain cases, is nothing but showing off. And people usually *don't want to be robbed if the wrong person knows about it.* Not everything has to be public online. Go ahead, post it, but it's freaking weird. Especially to those around you. I know because I personally know someone who does that.

[@boopboop9356]

But why does your friends have to know either? Isn’t that bragging too? Suddenly it being online is an issue ?

[@Pumpkin0_0]

@@boopboop9356 There are many people who have really close friends, mostly only 1, who share a lot about their lives with each other more than they do with their own family members, hence why I chose to write "which in itself is already strange in certain cases".

[@shaggyguy662]

I kind of figured out it's a different era, a era that never got whoop. I figured it when I heard about girls finding cheap trackers on their cars from tech stores.

[@jadowarcadia6227]

People are so complacent these days on social media. You can recklessly share everything and get surprised when it becomes an issue., Businesses tend to be pretty strict about info being spread and discussed openly

[@danielsuh4332]

America has Employment at Will...Most people forget....You can get fired bc you look funny. 100% lawfully fired

[@Biggietalls779]

That’s semi true, they can’t fire you for a civil rights protected reason (Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Religon, etc.). Furthermore there are other protected actions, that jobs can’t fire you for, such as having a child or discussing salaries with other employees.

[@Biggietalls779]

This of course does not stop jobs from picking one of these reasons, but officially firing you for something else bogus. Hard to prove that their bogus reason isn’t actually the reason.

[@pikakillah_8015]

At will employment means you can get fired for legal reasons, if it is not legal you can get compensation and its ultimately up to a judge to decide if a person was fired illegally or not. An example is if a good worker becomes pregnant or gets a disability, starts getting a lot of writeups a week after and fired 2 weeks after.

[@vashniboamah819]

JOJOOOO!

[@johntad751]

I don't think she got fired of her income, I think its because its trust.

[@CuongChanster]

We all know how much we making

[@ifeelikerain]

This woman is a noob, you're supposed to use Blind

[@MightyMigi]

Lol she's going to have a huge pay day you can't do anything about telling your salary she can get a fat law suit

[@ml219]

so how much did she was going to make? what was her job?

[@lerrojcv3987]

😅😅

[@lillychang4788]

It’s dumb to fire someone for this but a company will do what they want so… maybe don’t work for them

[@cruxal216]

This is why it’s important to not post your salary on social media. Edit: This took place in Colorado and the lady later got her job.

[@Dave_of_Mordor]

No we should be allowed to post our salary without getting fired. Why are you for this bs?

[@Theo-ix4um]

That’s a terrible idea that will just lead to making it easier for companies to not pay their employees

[@darienford860]

@@Dave_of_Mordor Um because their are contracts where you aren't allowed to disclose that on social media. You are representing a company when you share that info

[@darienford860]

@@Theo-ix4um You can simply sue if you aren't getting paid why else do you think Unions exist. You can talk to other employees about salaries it's different when you're posting it on social media

[@serapiel]

@@darienford860 No, you federally, legally cannot stop people from talking about their salaries. Even if it's through social media.

[@IbadGrammarX]

well women dont use victim card

[@midwestslim]

...or like having top secret nuclear info and are trying to get someone to bid on it?

[@mikeabernathy8787]

Life was so much better when you didn't discuss these 3 subjects. When I got my 1st job I was told don't discuss religion, politics, and what you make for a living. I have never ever, ever, ever told someone my income. Private info. My wife is the only other person who knows what I make. You are just looking for trouble.

[@ItsLGLOVER]

:D

[@alexisrose4221]

is it because the men at that company earn more? haha