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> A competitive market would enable me to sort by salary and benefits and apply for the best job. There is no fixed salary for a job. That's the whole point. I

> A competitive market would enable me to sort by salary and benefits and apply for the best job. There is no fixed salary for a job. That's the whole point. It's a negotiation, where candidates with unique skills can negotiate higher compensation that reflects their unique skill-sets and contributions. What you want is to impose a one-size-fits-all rule on the market. That's going to produce misallocation and inefficiency. > view a few houses before you've paid the house price in survey fees Surveys and inspections cost a few hundred dollars. Houses cost several hundred thousand dollars at least.

ClumsyPilot 5y ago
"It's a negotiation, where candidates with unique skills can negotiate" Every snowflake is special and unique too, but nobody cares when they are shovelling their driveways. Stop spreading incredulous fantasies, companies that hire 3000 JS-React mashing "agile' dev have salary ranges, HR has them, and you can find out about them once you are hired. They just don't want to publish them upfront. Maybe if we are talking top leadership positions this argument has credence, but for most of us they aren't bending over backwards and putting together unique compensation packages.