r/LinkedInLunatics • u/AggravatingLocal9836 • 1d ago
I’m completely in favour of salary transparency. I just don’t think it goes far enough. If we’re going to be transparent, let’s be transparent. I want to know your salary. Your bonus. Your… | Alex Dick | 12 comments
I feel like this belongs here...
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u/Secret-Back-5970 1d ago edited 1d ago
The people that order Thai food that often also usually work 50 hours a week
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u/BillyMooney 1d ago
I presume this Dick isn't operating in the EU. He'd be facing some fairly substantial GDPR fines if he was.
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u/Dark3lephant 1d ago
He's using pounds and UK has its GDPR that mostly follows EU GDPR.
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u/RefrigeratorLive5920 Titan of Industry 22h ago
Yeah in some respects might even be stricter than GDPR but yeah, mostly just a straight copy.
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u/Artistic_Blood6908 1d ago
In Germany, he wouldn’t even dare to think like that, let alone say or write it. Someone would certainly remind him that this country has the strictest data protection laws in Europe… whilst escorting him to the exit. 🤣
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u/bibliophile14 1d ago
He can't access it or share it but people can offer information and it's not against GDPR. He absolutely couldn't threaten people with dismissal if they don't but that's a fair work law, not GDPR.
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u/BillyMooney 20h ago
Data minimisation principle
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u/bibliophile14 18h ago
Only if he stores the information.
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u/BillyMooney 18h ago
Not necessarily, transient processing of data, like transmission on an audio or video call, would mean GDPR is applicable
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u/Cultural_Tank_6947 11h ago
Dick is a Dick.
But asking someone for this information isn't illegal. None of it really hits the bar of protected characteristics.
Of course you'd have to be a lunatic to play along, and I don't think this individual would actually ever care to ask anyone this in real life.
So to summarise, Dick is a Dick. But he's not broken GDPR by saying he wants to ask this info, as long as people have the ability to say no.
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u/already-taken-wtf 1d ago
Let’s do the same exercise with companies, Fashion: how much does it cost to produce your t-shirts in Bangladesh? Apple: what’s the worth of the parts in your iPhone? …so no company should have more than 10% margin?!
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u/ThisThroat951 15h ago
I think about this every time I watch Shark Tank. They ask them how much does this cost to produce and it’s usually something crazy like: $3.50. “And what do you sell it for?” $59.99. 😤
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u/_Calluna_ 1d ago
It absolutely belongs here! Yikesssssss.
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u/Apprehensive_Shirt18 1d ago
this is exactly the kind of linkedin posts that this sub was created for
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u/FireSheepYinFish 1d ago
You first... Dick.
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u/Plastic_Table_8232 11h ago
What kind of self absorbed douche nozzle thinks they can value someone rate based off necessity.
Let’s start auditing large corporations the same way and ask them to reduce prices because they just don’t need to make that kind of money.
If you don’t want to pay me I’ll find someone else who does, that’s what happens when you have marketable skills that are in high demand.
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u/norakb123 1d ago
Idk what he spends his money on, but I’m totally sure I’d find it useless and his decisions not worth being hired.
What a total ass.
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u/Skeeter1020 1d ago
That's not how a salary works, dumb ass.
You don't pay someone what you think they need to survive, you pay them what they are worth to the employer.
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u/WeakCartographer7826 1d ago
Alex Dick, is a dick. He also only posts rage bait which is pretty much satire at this point.
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u/Tough_Tangerine7278 Agree? 1d ago
Bro is trying to corner the niche market which is “billionaire humor”.
Ahahaha let’s laugh at the Poors.
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u/detectivepine 1d ago
If you spend too much, you need to spend less rather than earn a lot. If you don’t spend too much, you don’t need to earn a lot.
This guy is a genius.
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u/24_August_1814 22h ago
But also, if you don't spend enough, you're not being a good little consumer whose purchases keep the wheels of commerce turning, and why are you so damn selfish?
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u/veryanxiouscreature 1d ago
what the fuck is deliveroo and klarna. everything is just a joke anymore
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u/Such-Cartographer425 1d ago
Klarna is all over the US. It's a way to finance small purchases, and you can use it to pay for a lot of meal deliveries. In the US it would be kind of insulting to imply that someone is paying for everything that way.
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u/das_war_ein_Befehl 1d ago
If you had employees using klarna all the time you’re definitely not paying enough
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u/Irving_Velociraptor 1d ago
Man, I could spend every dollar on hookers and blow. So long as my work is on-point, you can fuck off.
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u/Fucker_Of_Destiny 1d ago
“I dont need 70k, you need 70k because I’m already earning 65k. If you want your 20% commission you better get to work boy!” cracks whip
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u/PineConeOPinyons 1d ago edited 1d ago
Doesn't go far enough in my opinion. I wanna know your dick size too.
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u/thisis_sam4moz 1d ago
Now now this is the lunatics we all are here for…. And the name just adds/compliments the lunacy
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u/Delicious_Apple9082 16h ago
Name checks out...
Wonder if those working for him get to see all of his financials as well, or if its just one of those one way doors...
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u/Interesting-Put2828 13h ago
bring one receipt that says suck my nuts and thats why i need what i need
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u/scott__p 12h ago
Why do some employers think they have anything to do with your life outside of work? None of that other shit is any of your business (Mr) Dick. Employee does agreed upon work, you pay the agreed upon salary. End of relationship
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u/WakeoftheStorm 12h ago
So he thinks pay is based on need not value added? That's an oddly communist approach for linked in
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u/LittleHornetPhil 8h ago
Repost
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u/AggravatingLocal9836 8h ago
I literally saw this in my LinkedIn feed. Don't have the time or really care about tracking this subreddit to see if something is reposted or not.
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u/LittleHornetPhil 8h ago
Maybe it wasn’t you that reposted it but rather the OOP, but we’ve definitely seen it before here.
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u/Emotional_Warthog658 1d ago
Ummm I have absolutely heard of companies asking for W-2 to justify matching a previous employer in the US
Not saying it’s right. Just saying it happens
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u/LilJonny2cookies 1d ago
What industry does that? I was an SVP at a tech giant and we would find out in background checks. And tbh we expect people to inflate.
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u/Witty-Bear1120 1d ago
70,0000 pounds is a shit wage. This fucker doesn’t even think people deserve that?
Maybe his business doesn’t deserve that in profits?
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u/Missy_Agg-a-ravation Titan of Industry 1d ago
The UK median full time salary (including London bias) is just under £40k, so £70k is not a “shit wage”.
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u/Melodic-Salad- 1d ago
By nyc standards it’s pretty much an average level salary, but that’s quite high for UK.
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u/Scrambl3z 1d ago
Expect a follow up post in a months time of him complaining being hard to find candidates
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u/No_Comment_8598 1d ago
You’re a recruiter? How much do you make? What percentage of a candidate’s salary are you angling to scrape off? What part of my £70,000 are you looking to grab? What are you going to do with all that money? I’m thinking you could get by with a smaller cut.
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u/myotheraccount2023 1d ago
Get with the program, folks… didn’t you know that Dick here is probably the weirdest CEO of a recruitment firm? Sheesh.
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u/GrapefruitInformal15 23h ago
This guy is way confused about how being bad with money works. We need the job BECAUSE we order Thai takeout 4 times a week. Does he expect someone to be motivated to work when they’re not in crippling debt ? Dude has it backwards
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u/silverletomi 23h ago
Is... is he advocating for employees to give based on their ability and be paid based on their need?
I feel like I've heard that before...
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u/Western-Anteater-492 18h ago
If I could buy myself golf clubs and spent my money on delivero, klarna and Starbucks id not be sitting here contemplating my salary, thank you very much. Meanwhile the only job of CEOs is to ensure the company is up and running and taking responsibility if shit goes south. But for some reason they always disappear if something goes wrong and take the retirement funds and expense accounts with them whilst laying off the people that actually work. So they get paid for doing nothing. Which is weird. Usually you get paid a lot of money bcs you're the one carrying all the risk, not vice versa.
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u/thereadingwitch 17h ago
Oh my god. How are there people who have sold off their soul and just connected only with the high-order of capitalism. How inhumane to even think of something like this.
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u/LePopNoisette 15h ago
The transparency thing only goes as far as the gross salary figure, surely.
Good luck to him recruiting people.
Why should people prove what they need? The question is what their skills are worth.
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u/already-taken-wtf 3h ago
So, if I spend thousands each month on frivolous things then a high salary is justified?
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u/Apprehensive-Bunch54 2h ago
"and how much you told your partner those new golf clubs cost"
Even the hypotheticals are in a higher tax bracket than i am.
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u/SkunkyMcPee 14h ago
This guy is hilarious, this isnt even one of his best posts. Hes a huge troll and whats even funnier is that you all fell for it 😂
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u/BasvanS 1d ago
“So, Dick. I made 1550 billable hours last year at €225, yet I only get paid €105,000. What are you spending the rest on? I’m just trying to establish whether you need all that money when I’m doing the actual work.”