Tell HN: Salary data is for sale

Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by vadym909 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:40PM (#29834938)

if this is really that - this is clearly evidence of collusion amongst employers with indirect pressure on them to keep salalries at a certain level

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by heavyset_go on Friday January 07, 2022 @12:11AM (#29835229)

Exactly this. There's a reason using past salary history in employment is illegal in California.

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by bkav on Friday January 07, 2022 @02:58AM (#29836316)

Though you should know that doesn’t stop interviewers from asking.

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by heavyset_go on Friday January 07, 2022 @03:22AM (#29836468)

Oh, I'm aware. I've had interviewers ask me questions that would make a lawyer wince if they overheard. It being a law should provide some incentives to not do illegal things, even if they are rarely enforced.

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by redanddead on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:53PM (#29835084)

It's a b2b co., this is how they appeal to their clients. This is their product.

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by stainforth on Friday January 07, 2022 @01:52AM (#29835878)

Not all commerce should exist

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Re:Tell HN: Salary data is for sale by redanddead on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:00PM (#29916697)

I agree

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