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My Boss Says That He Will Fire Me If I Talk About Pay.

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Location: I am in South Alabama.

Today my boss called me into his office and said that I was going to get a raise. He stipulated however that if I tell anyone or if anyone comes into his office asking for a raise because they heard that I got a raise that I would be fired.

We've had a back and forth before about talking about pay. He said before that talking about pay would lead to disciplinary actions and the last time that I was overlooked for a promotion I discussed pay with several of my coworkers and work got back to him and he was very unhappy about it. This time however he said very blatantly that he doesn't care if the law says it's illegal, that at this company if we discuss pay we will be terminated.

I'm not really sure what to do and I'm looking for suggestions. I put in applications to other places because the workplace is so toxic but the added money makes it difficult to justify leaving.

Does anyone have any experience with this situation or advice on what I should do?

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