Seriously . Every employer I ' ve worked for tried to pull the we don ' t talk about salary here card . Fuck that . I ' ll tell anyone who asks . You cannot stop employees from doing that . It has nothing to do with confidential information and everything to do with underpaying certain employees and sometimes , overpaying others . <| sep |> Im most like Ladd russo from baccano <| sep |> Definitely go back down if your new position is bringing YOU down . If you were living fine on the lower wages , then go for it . Maybe you could even compromise with your supervisors and make just slightly more than you were last time you had the position ? If they think you ' re a great employee I am sure they will understand your frustrations and make something work .