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G-Force Glockstar · 06-24-2004, 05:45 PM

Some people that work think it's rude for people to ask how much they get paid per hour. I really don't get it. Why is it rude? It's not like you're asking them if you could have their paycheck or anything.
And why is it so "personal" and "privite" to so many people. I work at my parents store, and I get paid, but I don't mind telling people how much I get paid.

AllIWantIsYourClutch · 06-24-2004, 05:46 PM

Because for some people it might be embarassing.

G-Force Glockstar · 06-24-2004, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by TradingMooses
Because for some people it might be embarassing.

Oh. I never thought of that...I guess you're right.

spunkygirl · 06-24-2004, 05:58 PM

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Originally posted by FullHouseFan8795
Some people that work think it's rude for people to ask how much they get paid per hour. I really don't get it. Why is it rude? It's not like you're asking them if you could have their paycheck or anything.
And why is it so "personal" and "privite" to so many people. I work at my parents store, and I get paid, but I don't mind telling people how much I get paid.

Well where I worked we weren't allowed to ask what others made. It was confidential, cause it could cause problems, cause some made more than others, even the new people were sometimes making more than people who'd been there longer is all we can figure

G-Force Glockstar · 06-24-2004, 06:00 PM

I have a friend who is 17, and she has two jobs. She has to work at DeBrand and babysit. I asked her which job she gets paid for more. She said she's not telling because that's a rude question.
Why is it rude to just ask which job she gets paid more for?

G-Force Glockstar · 06-24-2004, 06:01 PM

Sorry for making this thread. It's not that big of a deal.

spunkygirl · 06-24-2004, 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by FullHouseFan8795
I have a friend who is 17, and she has two jobs. She has to work at DeBrand and babysit. I asked her which job she gets paid for more. She said she's not telling because that's a rude question.
Why is it rude to just ask which job she gets paid more for?

Probably because she might be embarassed about what she makes, maybe it's less than what she wanted to make.

Hollow · 06-24-2004, 06:02 PM

Because if it's for a real job, and not a lemonade stand, it's none of their business.

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 06-24-2004, 06:07 PM

Because its not your business. I hate when every week Amanda asks 'So how much did you get paid?' it drives me up a wall. Then she'll tell me how much she got. I get paid more, but she does more hours, so its like she enjoys saying she got paid more than I did that week. Of course I never speak up about it. Oy.

Kazza · 06-24-2004, 06:31 PM

Whatever you get paid is as confidential as what your mortage payment is. At work it was strictly prohibited to ask a fellow co-worker and it's grounds for termination.

Babes_Cat · 06-24-2004, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by TradingMooses
Because for some people it might be embarassing.

yeah, in my case its pitiful. i need a new job.

Mijada · 06-24-2004, 07:34 PM

I don't think it's really a rude question. It's just one of those personal questions that most people are taught from an early age not to ask people such as their weight or how old they are. I was brought up never to ask such questions especially to people who were much older than I.

-*Forever*- · 06-24-2004, 08:05 PM

If people in work places asked... okay let me set up a situation.

Bob makes $10 an hour as a janitor. Carol makes $15 an hour doing the same exact job. Bob asks Carol what she makes, so she tells him. He finds out she makes $5 more and gets angry.

Then you can imagine how it would go on.

Just the little things like that.

Warm & Fuzzy · 06-24-2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by -*Forever*-
If people in work places asked... okay let me set up a situation.

Bob makes $10 an hour as a janitor. Carol makes $15 an hour doing the same exact job. Bob asks Carol what she makes, so she tells him. He finds out she makes $5 more and gets angry.

Then you can imagine how it would go on.

Just the little things like that.

Ah yeah. A similar situation happened with me. I was a cashier/salesperson/stock person/security and I was earning the SAME amount as someone who was ONLY a salesperson and whom had worked there for LESS time than I had. I was pretty pissed.

But I didn't speak up 'cause I didn't want to lose my job.

Then again, I eventually got fired anyway.

Janice · 06-24-2004, 11:27 PM

It's bad form to ask how much a person makes for a living, how much they weigh, their age or similar questions. It's personal information.

People that talk about how much they earn for a living are usually bragging. This isn't true in all cases, but I think it's true in most.

06-24-2004, 05:45 PM	#1
G-Force Glockstar Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Posts: 21,770	I don't get this. Why is this rude?? Some people that work think it's rude for people to ask how much they get paid per hour. I really don't get it. Why is it rude? It's not like you're asking them if you could have their paycheck or anything. And why is it so "personal" and "privite" to so many people. I work at my parents store, and I get paid, but I don't mind telling people how much I get paid.
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06-24-2004, 05:46 PM	#2
AllIWantIsYourClutch peaceout. Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Illinois. Posts: 53,424	Because for some people it might be embarassing.

06-24-2004, 06:00 PM	#5
G-Force Glockstar Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Posts: 21,770	I have a friend who is 17, and she has two jobs. She has to work at DeBrand and babysit. I asked her which job she gets paid for more. She said she's not telling because that's a rude question. Why is it rude to just ask which job she gets paid more for?

06-24-2004, 06:01 PM	#6
G-Force Glockstar Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Nov 22, 2003 Posts: 21,770	Sorry for making this thread. It's not that big of a deal.

06-24-2004, 06:02 PM	#8
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	Because if it's for a real job, and not a lemonade stand, it's none of their business.

06-24-2004, 06:31 PM	#10
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	Whatever you get paid is as confidential as what your mortage payment is. At work it was strictly prohibited to ask a fellow co-worker and it's grounds for termination.

06-24-2004, 07:34 PM	#12
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I don't think it's really a rude question. It's just one of those personal questions that most people are taught from an early age not to ask people such as their weight or how old they are. I was brought up never to ask such questions especially to people who were much older than I.

06-24-2004, 11:27 PM	#15
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	It's bad form to ask how much a person makes for a living, how much they weigh, their age or similar questions. It's personal information. People that talk about how much they earn for a living are usually bragging. This isn't true in all cases, but I think it's true in most.