An worker has accused their CEO of "blacklisting" employees from alternatives that might double or triple their salaries.

The grievance shared in Reddit's widespread "Antiwork" discussion board gained almost 17,000 votes on Wednesday and triggered a wave of shock from web readers.

"Our firm is hemorrhaging staff, tons of per 30 days," defined the worker, who stated they work in the USA, however declined to determine their employer in an effort to defend their job safety.

"Way more than they'll prepare to interchange, leading to vital lack of income, so our firm is desperately making an attempt to plug the leaks by monitoring down which firms are hiring us and begging them to cease," they went on. "And it is working."

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An worker has accused their CEO of “blacklisting” employees from alternatives that might double or triple their salaries. Indignant commenters urged the author to take authorized motion. TOLGA AKMEN / Contributor/AFP

"We're being blacklisted from these alternatives the place we might be incomes 2 [times] and three [times] extra at these higher jobs simply so my firm can defend their income," the pissed off employee stated.

Indignant commenters urged them to take authorized motion towards the corporate.

"Your organization could be sued and the workers will win," stated one reader. "They should cease. Blacklisting is unlawful."

"Cease posting on Reddit and rent an lawyer," one other implored. "Like, proper now. At the moment. Cease studying what I wrote and get going."

"Discover an lawyer and pay them 250 bucks to write down a strongly worded letter about how unlawful that is and remind them of the 145 million greenback settlement that was levied towards tech giants for a similar factor," exhorted a remark with 13,000 votes.

In 2015, a federal choose ordered Silicon Valley firms together with Apple and Google to pay a $415 settlement over their "no-poaching" pact. Legal professionals argued that the businesses' settlement to not rent one another's staff illegally suppressed the wages of their employees, the Los Angeles Instances reported.

No-poach and wage-fixing pacts are illegal in the event that they "should not moderately essential to any separate, official enterprise collaboration between the employers," in accordance with the USA Division of Justice (DOJ), since they eradicate competitors in the identical method as agreements to repair product costs or allocate prospects.

Nevertheless, some firms have additionally ramped up authorized non-compete clauses to forestall employees from leaving for rivals that supply larger wages. As many as 60 million Individuals throughout revenue ranges and occupations could also be topic to a non-compete settlement.

Firms' efforts to retain their staff are rising more and more determined towards the backdrop of "The Nice Resignation." Quitting charges have continued to soar this 12 months, with 4.4 million folks leaving their jobs in April, in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Newsweek reached out to u/SLCanonymo for remark.