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No one in their right mind expects managers, bosses, HR leaders, and the like to be on the side of the lowly working man or woman. It's literally their job to make money off of us and to preserve that ability at all costs!

But as workers become more and more aware of their rights nowadays, it becomes increasingly clear that an absolute ton of employers think they are basically able to do whatever they want to workers with total impunity. It's honestly… kind of hilarious?

A worker on Reddit is a perfect example. Their bosses gave them a talking-to that was so legally jeopardizing that labor lawyers everywhere heard a special signal, like a dog hearing a whistle.

The worker was told that being fired for discussing pay is a 'standard policy' in corporate America.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, y'all are so getting sued.

It all began when the worker and their colleagues were given a new employee handbook, a first for the company. "While reading I noticed a line basically saying you could be terminated for discussing wages with coworkers," the employee wrote in their Reddit post.

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That's… quite a bold statement. It's one thing to tell people not to talk about their wages, but telling them they'll be fired if they do is really cutting to the chase!

"Simply looking out for the company, I sent an email to the owner and COO of my company asking if this line should be removed," the worker wrote. But you can probably guess how that...

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