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Adam Ruins Everything
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Hey, Vanessa! 35k a year! Not bad!
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Megan? Woo, 70k, good going!
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Bob, six figures, very impressive!
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And Charles! $6... dollars? You only make $6 a year?
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Asking for a raise is mean...
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Stop this tight now, Adam! You can't discuss salaries openly like this!
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Why not?
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Because it's... illegal.
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No. It definitely isn't.
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The right to show your salary is protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
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Employees have the right to engage in... urgh, man this comic is boring.
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You get the idea.
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And being public with your salary actually benefits you.
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So, without further a do...
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No! I mean, even if it's legal, it makes me really uncomfortable.
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Exactly. Americans have an enormous taboo against talking about money.
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Most people would rather discuss about their sex lives than their salaries.
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It's the only way, that's why I enjoy fingers during intercourse.
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Aww, fascinating.
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Say, how much money do you make?
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(slap) How dare you!
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Ah... Oh god!
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But all that taboo does, is take power away from the employee, and give it to the company.
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But if people know how much money I make, they'll resent me!
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I mean, they'll know that I'm filthy, stinky... middle class!
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No they won't. They'll resent the company!
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Look, here's what you think will happen if you share your salary.
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I make 85k a year.
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You dickhead.
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You should make less money!
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And here's what would actually happen.
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I make $85k a year.
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You dickhead. I should make more money.
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Bosses like Benny love it when you keep your salary a secret.
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Because it tilts paying negotiations in their favor.
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It's a concept called information asymmetry.
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If you don't know what the going rate is for your salary, it's easier for the company to rip you off.
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I can only offer you $100 a day.
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I guess that's what everyone here makes.
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And this perpetuates the pay gap.
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For instance, African American women makes 64 cents for every dollar the average white guy makes.
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I can only offer you $64 dollars a day.
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I guess that's what everybody here makes.
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The bottom line is, if you don't have all the information, you can get scammed, big time!
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We can only offer you $6 dollars a year.
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I guess that's what everyone here makes...? Ha...
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Buddy, how do you survive?
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I live here...
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Discussing your salary with your co-workers is your right as an employee.
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When you let these guys stop you from doing it, you push your own wages down.
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Which means you're spending more years of your life slaving away in a job that doesn't pay you what you're really worth.
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You're right!
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All of this is a waste of time.
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Hahahaha, you're saying all of these people are wasted, and it's not even 5 o'clock.
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That's a joke.
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Stop trying to lighten the mood with your fantastic boss humor.
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This is all your fault.
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My name is Shanan Monroe, and I make $30k a year.
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My name is Becca Neeson, and I make 40k a year.
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My name is Charles Wicked, I make $6 a year, and I demand a raise!
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... please?
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I want a raise too!
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Revolution!
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- More Money! More Money! More Money! - Yes!
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Yes! Share your salaries with the world!
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Negotiate! For better wages!
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You can achieve informational symmetry!
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For knowledge is power!
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Stop right there.
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Everybody loved me.
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I was a good boss.
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And you destroyed everything, Adam.
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Now you pay.
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Don't do it, Benny. I bruise easily.