My brother just told me that he landed a job and is excited to begin a career. When I asked him how much his pay would be he said $17.25/hr, but I explicitly remember him saying a few days back that he'd ask for $19/hr since his buddy who works there encouraged him to say that. I asked what happened and he said that the recruiter looked at his previous wages and went off that and the fact that he has no experience in this particular field. (He made $17.50/hr after 3 years delivering for Amazon.) I thought this was shit and told him he should have lied and said he made closer to $20 with Amazon after so long, then see what happens.
So, has anyone ever actually had an employer verify previous wages/salary?