Woman Fired for Revealing Her Salary

A Colorado tech worker lost her job over a new trend called salary transparency. It's when people share how much they make at a job in hopes of empowering people to get paid what they deserve. Salary transparency is usually taboo but the younger generation has no problem putting their salary out there. Lexi Larson revealed her $20,000 salary raise on TikTok. But when her boss caught wind of her video, she says the company questioned her judgment as an employee and fired her.

[MarioLopez-rnbs]

Salary transparency is exactly what the companies don’t want. They only stand to lose when you know your worth.

[MangoMiso]

Remember that salaries being a taboo subject is a concept invented by companies so that people don't ask for raises.

[lifematch]

Because of salary transparency, i found out i was getting paid much less than i was supposed. I found another job that pays me close to double of what I had made.

[NoCluYT]

The company has two choices.
-pay everyone fairly
-fire the woman so her salary information doesn't reach the other employees

[lillybethford]

In my opinion, the reason why many companies don’t want you to show transparency about your salary is the possible exposure of disparity in pay, among employees, which, can ultimately lead to lawsuits. Rather or not she deserved her salary and raise is debatable, she may have uncovered the company’s’ dirty little secret.’

[KN-cltu]

Seems strange that she was fired just because she revealed her salary unless it is against company policy or she breached her contract

[beeziebubs]

Employees’ rights to salary and wage discussion is federally protected by law. If any workplace takes issue with that, run like hell in the other direction.

[ICON]

Terminating someone for discussing their salary is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act (1935) and other laws.

[bluejedi]

“Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and just dumb enough to passively accept their situation.” ― George Carlin

[tayk.t.]

An employer only gets upset after revealing you're pay if they're hiding something. Also, a fun fact, in the U.S. this is DEEPLY illegal.

[presidentpotato]

Wow! A $20, 000 raise and then immediately promoted to customer?! Right on, girl!

[timelivelife]

I’m pretty sure the companies were the ones that made discussing salary “taboo” to prevent employees from knowing their worth and from pointing out wage gaps.

[punkofmudd]

If I was here I would sue for wrongful termination. Revealing your salary is not a fireable defense and your federal right as an employee! Of course they will probably find some other excuse as to why she was fired, but a good lawyer should be able to get around it. Clearly she was a good worker if she got a raise. Stuff like this just boils my blood and then employers wonder why no one wants to work for them.

[drbarafoo]

As a long time business man I can tell you exactly why corporations don't want salary transparency and it's very simple, it's to keep the disparity hidden and avoid conflict.

[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

The real question is that the department of labor clearly states that punishing employees for disclosing salaries is illegal. That being said, how come no employer is ever punished for breaking the law?

[tokenjocin]

As a former supervisor, I could see why that happened.

Everyone doesn’t have the same salary and pay increase.

This leads to conflict amongst other colleagues 😬

[Sassyglbeauty]

A waitress sharing her tips is a bit different than a salaried employee.

[Zippy]

She wasn’t empowering her tiktok viewers, she was flexing to her tiktok viewers for clout.

[spikesecho]

Do young people not realize that blasting the *tips* you make means you *must* now report that income to the IRS?

[StarContract]

Illegal and wrongfully dismissed. The company should reach settlement with her and be under investigation.