On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 9:05 AM Paul Timmins <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/31/22 11:38, Laura Smith via NANOG wrote: > > However, perhaps someone would care to elaborate (either on or off-list) > what the deal is with the requirement to sign NDAs with Cogent before > they'll discuss things like why they still charge for BGP, or indeed any > other technical or pricing matters. Seems weird ?!? > > Same reason your employer doesn't want employees telling each other > their salary. Not every similarly situated customer pays the same for > the same service. > > Having fought that issue[0], I'd like to point out that employees voluntarily sharing salary data is federally protected speech in the US, and cannot be waived through an employment contract: https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to-discuss-wages#:~:text=Under%20the%20National%20Labor%20Relations,for%20mutual%20aid%20or%20protection . "Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act), employees have the right to communicate with other employees at their workplace about their wages. Wages are a vital term and condition of employment, and discussions of wages are often preliminary to organizing or other actions for mutual aid or protection. " ..."policies that specifically prohibit the discussion of wages are unlawful." I understand the parallelism you were aiming for, but given how many people labour under the mistaken notion that US companies can forbid you from talking about your compensation, I felt it prudent to point out that's actually not a terribly good comparison. ^_^; Thanks! Matt [0] https://www.quora.com/My-coworker-asked-about-my-salary-how-should-I-respond/answer/Matthew-Petach
