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> What's the problem that needs the government stepping in? I think it's quite obvious. There is an imbalance in the job market, and those offering jobs do no
by manuelabeledo 5y ago
> What's the problem that needs the government stepping in?
I think it's quite obvious.
There is an imbalance in the job market, and those offering jobs do not have any incentives to resolve it. In fact, they usually take action against any corrective measures, e.g. by suggesting employees that discussing their wages is unsavoury or even illegal (it is not).
"Just switch jobs" is not a solution, because sometimes there isn't even a choice.
- WalterBright 5y agoIt seems highly improbable that the day one was born, out of 200,000,000 jobs in the US, one happens to find the one and only job they could ever have.
- manuelabeledo 5y agoThat's not what I said. Yours is too a quite narrow-minded position. Also, screw companies doing this. The job market is completely asymmetric, and it shouldn't be. It's tiring and disappointing to have to blindly negotiate with recruiters, and akin to the car buying experience.
- WalterBright 5y agoI get it if it's inconvenient or tiring to find another job. That's a looong way from "no choice". No choice is when you are a soldier. You do what you're told, when you're told, and if you don't you go in the brig or get shot for desertion. > blindly Only if you're not willing to do some online research. > akin to the car buying experience. Which can indeed come off poorly for you if you don't bother doing some online research first.
- manuelabeledo 5y ago> I get it if it's inconvenient or tiring to find another job. That's a looong way from "no choice". Well, this tells me that you live in a bubble where you may not have any issues to find a new job.
- WalterBright 5y ago"issues" is still a loooong way from "no choice". There are always issues with everything. One identifies them, and then deals with them.