Nan's brutal resignation highlights value of workplace honesty

Honesty is the best policy.

Earlier this month honesty about pay led to increased working output and a significant increase in performance.

David Burkus, Associate Professor of Management at Oral Roberts University and author of ‘Under New Management: How Leading Organizations are Upending Business as Usual’ told Business Insider: “When it's out in the open, people might still disagree with certain parts of the pay scale, but they have recourse.

“You can actually be mad at the system, and then use that disagreement to make a positive change in how the pay for the company is structured. Which is a much more productive use of your angst than just sitting and seething at co-workers for thinking that they're overpaid.”