&gt; <i>&quot;I hope revealing salaries doesn&#x27;t get him in trouble at AirBnb. I know I would be a bit annoyed if he revealed all of this before joining if I were an employer.&quot;</i><p>I hope it doesn&#x27;t get him in trouble, too. It would be both illegal and a gross ethical violation on Airbnb&#x27;s part. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 gives all employees the right organize and &quot;engage in concerted activities&quot;, including the right to discuss their terms and conditions of employment with each other.<p>Obama also signed an executive order last year reinforcing these rights. If you have a problem with employees sharing compensation information, you shouldn&#x27;t be an employer in the US (or anywhere, really).<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;301989789&#x2F;pay-secrecy-policies-at-work-often-illegal-and-misunderstood" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;301989789&#x2F;pay-secrecy-policies...</a>