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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by elbigbad on Friday March 18, 2016 @08:36PM (#11316504)
I have been asked for proof of current salary (paycheck stubs, etc.) to be included with all my onboarding and HR forms when the current salary formed a basis for my new salary, FYI.
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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by spinlock on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:02PM (#11316848)
That is none of their business and you should not feel bad about saying no.
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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by elbigbad on Saturday March 19, 2016 @08:55AM (#11318320)
I agree in theory. In practice it came after I had an offer, an impending start date, and had put in notice to my current job. It was an onboarding day where I was filling out tax and HR forms. Hard to suddenly say no out of principle knowing it might make them revoke the offer. I was truthful about current salary so there wasn't anything to hide.
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Re:Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much ... by vidarh on Saturday March 19, 2016 @06:01AM (#11317943)
Nonsense like that is why you should never let your current salary form a basis for negotiating your new salary.
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