What a load of garbage. Show me even one example of someone who's been fired for asking for a raise (who wasn't going to be fired anyway). There's no logic at all in firing someone who asks for something, unless there are other factors at play.
It's an untruthful trope that's damaging, because some people actually believe it.
Whoa. I'm not saying people are actually doing it(not asking for raises for fear they'll be fired), I'm just describing, hypothetically, what a person's logic might be in that situation.
> young(cheap) workers are in large supply so people may actually be fired for asking for a raise
which is what I'm specifically asking about. Is there any case where this causal relationship has been demonstrated?
> I'm just describing, hypothetically, what a person's logic might be
Then we need to preach loud and long how totally mistaken that logic is. "Well Johnson, you're a model employee and get great reviews every year, but you asked for a raise so I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go." - never happens.
It's an untruthful trope that's damaging, because some people actually believe it.