Coworkers refuse to tell employee making $20/hr how much they make, are afraid it will embarrass them: 'Then they give me this like disgusted look like, "oh..."'

This employee found out the importance of this kind of discussion the hard way, when it naturally came up among their coworkers. After letting a harmless quip slip that revealed their wage, the reaction of their coworkers spoke volumes. They weren't quite sure how to handle it, so they kept further information to themselves. This employee did not appreciate their secrecy, though, and wondered if something more was going on there. The way they saw it, they needed the info to use as potential ammunition. The way the coworkers saw it, they didn't want to cause undue distress. Read on for the full picture of the story and decide what you think.