How long ago was that? I have interviewed onsite last year with every company in the Big 4 and some smaller others, and none of them made an issue out of me not disclosing my previous salary even during offer negotiations.

Google didn't do this to me, and I've never heard of them demanding past salary from anyone I knew.

Two big fish in a colossally big ocean.

Million of employers out there, many willing to pay at or near the same range without those onerous requirements.

> Oracle even wanted scans of W2s

I can't find anything corroborating this. I looked because it sounds so wrong that it should be illegal. My w2s are private and personal tax data. A future employer has not business knowing anything about them.

The only thing I can think of is they were trying to use the w2s to verify residency...

Is that after or before you have a finalized offer in your hands?

It was after a written offer, during the background check.

Everything is negotiable.

> Oracle even wanted scans of W2s

That's pretty easy to forge isn't it?

>Oracle even wanted scans of W2s ...

Yet another bullet-point in why not to ever work at Oracle.