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Nobody, until the employer puts up wages to make the job pay enough? That's how a free market works - if people are willing to do the work at an absurdly low wa
by richardwhiuk 11y ago
Nobody, until the employer puts up wages to make the job pay enough? That's how a free market works - if people are willing to do the work at an absurdly low wage, that's what'll happen.
If you want a different outcome, you either need some form of housing change in SF, organised labour, or realistic minimum wage laws.
- dikdik 11y agoAll of this anger is not about the wage the employee agreed to, it's a result of the perceived expectations that were set. Maybe OP was stupid to believe the employer or maybe OP completely misread the expectations from the get-go. Regardless, it is BEST for the employer to ensure proper expectations from the start so they don't end up with a mess like this. If there are not tons of opportunities and room for growth, employees will still agree to work for companies! I had similar expectations at my first company because I was told I could have them. I do not have similar expectations going into my next company, but my job search was filled witch a barrage of recruiters and hiring managers saying they want someone to be committed to the company for long-term and there's lots of room for growth. I'm taking a job based on what is great in the here and now with expectations to move in at least two years. I think it's a better way, but was painful to learn.
- mchahn 11y ago> That's how a free market works - if people are willing to do the work at an absurdly low wage, that's what'll happen. Or if companies only pay low wages then the workers are screwed and have to live poor. There is a reason unions were formed.
- blisterpeanuts 11y agoHow was this person screwed, in particular? Was it not simple jealousy stemming from the fact that she worked in the same building with high earning engineers? It's fallacious to suppose you deserve more money, merely because others in your proximity make more money. This is pure entitlement, devoid of ambition to achieve through hard work.
- tortoise_face 11y agoWhat? Maybe she deserves more money because she works full time and can't afford to eat? Where are you getting this jealousy angle from?
- blisterpeanuts 11y agoIf you read the article, you would discover that she's jealous of the engineers and others who get more freebies, better pay, etc.