Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires About Salary History

Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by afastow on Sunday January 22, 2017 @02:34AM (#13454138)

Given you are posting on hacker news there is a high chance you are in the tech industry. What you are describing is far easier for tech employees than it is for employees in most other fields.

I am in the tech industry but have several friends in various non-tech fields and sometimes the stuff they put up with at their jobs amazes me. But when I ask why they don't just leave the answer is that they don't want to start a potentially lengthy job search right then or that they aren't sure they can find a significantly better one.

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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by WalterBright on Sunday January 22, 2017 @03:00AM (#13454203)

I've hired non-tech people, and have been a non-tech employee, too. Same story.

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Re:Philadelphia Poised to Ban Employers from Asking Hires Ab... by Jarwain on Sunday January 22, 2017 @05:17AM (#13454544)

If I had to guess, the discrepancy in your and afastow's experiences is largely dependent on the relevant field and the market for jobs

An individual's tolerance to go into the job search experience is also a factor, likely dependent on their financial situation

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