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Hey so believe it or not but she was right; people should have the right to know what their coworkers get paid. Stop pretending it's supposed to be secret.
Fuck no. People have the right to keep their wages secret if they want. It is up to them to disclose that at their choice only. I certainly as their boss would not disclose the hours or wages someone gets without permission. Are you for real?
I don't like this weird culture of paying people different wages for the same jobs. That's where I'm coming from.
You're allowing them to pay you a lot less than someone who just happens to be better at corporate bullshitting
Ideally people would be paid the value of their labour. People with the same job often have different labour values. So that's a good reason for people to have different pay for the same job. A roofer that can lay more shingles, waste less material to bad cuts, and build roofs that don't need leak in the warranty period deserves to be paid a lot more than one that is slow, wasteful and sloppy.
But there are also bad reasons for people to get paid more for the same job. Eg Skin colour, height, corporate bullshitting, gender.
I agree compensation transparency is good but I don't think the answer is new hires snooping on people's pay stubs.