Pay Talk·Set AITA·@ratetransparency·14d ago

Set AITA for telling other actors on set what I was getting paid?

OK so this might be controversial. I was on a micro drama shoot, 8-day booking, supporting role. During lunch on day 3, another supporting actor mentioned she was getting $350/day. I was getting $550/day for basically the same amount of screen time and lines. I told her my rate. She was pissed — not at me, at the production. She went to the producer and apparently there was a whole thing. The producer pulled me aside the next day and said I "created an uncomfortable situation" by sharing my rate and that it was "confidential information per the deal memo." I checked my deal memo. There's no confidentiality clause about rates. And even if there was — shouldn't actors know if they're being paid less for the same work? The other actress thanked me. The producer is pissed. A few people on set think I stirred up drama for no reason. AITA?

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@ratetransparency13d ago

NTA and I'll die on this hill. Pay secrecy only benefits the people doing the paying. The producer was upset because transparency exposed that they were paying different rates for the same work.

@negotiationswin12d ago

NTA. And pro tip — there is no legal basis for a production company to punish you for discussing wages with coworkers. Even as a contractor, pay discussion is protected in most states. The 'confidential' claim is a scare tactic.

@expensetracker11d ago

NTA. The $200 gap between $350 and $550 for the same role is exactly the kind of thing that only continues when nobody talks about it.