Adam Ruins Everything - Why You Should Tell Coworkers Your Salary

hey Vanessa 35k a year not bad huh Megan whoo 70 good going Bob six figures very impressive haha and Charles six dollars you only make six dollars a year asking for a raise is mean stop this right now madam you can't discuss salaries openly like this why not because it's illegal no it definitely isn't the right to share your salary is protected by the National Labor Relations Act employees have the right to engage it man this comments boring you get the idea and being public with your salary actually benefits you so without further ado no I mean even if it's legal it makes me really uncomfortable exactly Americans have an enormous taboo against talking about money most people would rather discuss their sex lives than their salaries oh yeah so anyway that's where I enjoy fingers during intercourse Oh fascinating say how much money do you make dare you aah Oh God but all that taboo does is take power away from the employee and give it to the company what if people know how much money I make they'll resent me I mean don't know that I'm filthy stinking middle-class well they won't they'll resent the company look here's what you think will happen if you share your salary I make eighty five thousand a year you dick it you should make less money and here's what would actually happen I make $85,000 a year you I should make more money bosses like Benny love it when you keep your salary a secret because it tilts pay negotiations in their favor it's a concept called information asymmetry if you don't know what the going rate is for your salary it's easier for the company to rip you off I can only offer you $100 a day I guess that's what everyone here makes and this perpetuates the pay gap for instance african-american women make 64 cents for every dollar the average white guy makes can only offer you $64 day I guess that's what everybody here makes the bottom line is if you don't have all the information you could get scammed big-time we can only offer you six dollars a year I guess that's what everyone here makes buddy how do you survive I live here discussing your salary with your coworkers is your right as an employee when you let these guys stop you from doing it you push your own wages down 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 you're right all of this is a waste of time did you say all these people are wasted and it's not even five o'clock it's a joke stop trying to lighten the mood with your fantastic boss humor this is all your fault my name is Shayna Monroe and I make $30,000 a year my name is Becca Neeson and I make 40,000 a year my name is Charles wicket I make six dollars a year and I demand a raise please I want to raise two share your salaries with the world negotiate for better wages you can achieve informational symmetry for knowledge is power right there everybody loved me I was a good boss and you destroyed everything Adam hey don't do it Benny I bruise easily

Channel: truTV

Views: 7,047,137

Keywords: adam ruins everything, ruins everything, truTV, tru, tv adam, ruins truTv, adam, ruins, everything adam, conover adam, everything, truTV adam, conover, runis, Salary, Coworkers

Id: 7xH7eGFuSYI

Length: 4min 12sec (252 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 16 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/gmdoat]

One of the employees at our company told all the lower wage workers what some of the office employees make. The whole company is in chaos now, employees are upset, moral is low, and i'm here on reddit.

[u/[deleted]]

This is a bit of an oversimplification.

[u/Super_Satchel]

His hair makes me irrationally angry.

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/c0rnnut007]

Yeah, it's a great show. One of the better things to come from College Humor in a while.

[u/DancewithRance]

I liked him for all of five minutes, but he's inferior to BS with Pen and Teller in almost every way.

First off, the humor. Its Gawker-tier insight. Penn and Teller WERE naturally entertainers, and even were quick to rectify their arguments if proven invalid (I believe their second hand smoke argument caught flak and they openly acknowledged it), not to mention having the satirical ability to mimic themselves (Why PT BS is BS). There was also a willingness in Penn and Teller to ACTIVELY explore their topic first hand, versus the absolutely terrible way Adam does it,

were you AWARE you were wrong?

oh Adam you're going to ruin it for me lol!

I know rite let me show you!"

Its borderline propaganda levels. "No Timmy, you don't want to be a communist!"

I get the humor, and some of what its trying to do is decently researched if you find Wikipedia a scholarly source.

[u/Davidcrone83]

Everyone complaining about him being smug and unlikable seems to be missing the entire point of the show. He's SUPPOSED TO BE SMUG AND UNLIKABLE.

[u/RarelyReadReplies]

Is it actually 64 cents on the dollar, or is that extremely misleading, like the 77 cents on the dollar for women? Because the 77 cents on the dollar doesn't take into account that men tend to pursue fields with higher paying jobs, as well as numerous other factors. Other than that, really interesting points, makes sense.

[u/mnl2]

Yeah but in Penn and Teller, you actually like the hosts.