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I think a large part of the problem is that there is no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth. Sure we have sites like indeed and salary.com

by vaksel 15y ago

I think a large part of the problem is that there is no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth. Sure we have sites like indeed and salary.com that can give you estimates for the position and you also have glass door that gives you some salaries in your area...but they aren't solid numbers.software developer" makes, is pointless since there are so many alternatives, a VB developer is going to be making less than a Python developer. Same goes for glassdoor...sure the numbers help, but you don't know if the number you are looking at is current...or if it was added 10 years ago when the site launched. So here is a startup idea...create a site like salary.com but one designed solely for programmers/developers. Then create an interface, where someone can build out a job description/location to get a good feel of what a fair salary would be for that specific position.

pbhjpbhj 15y ago
>no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth // You're not buying a person though. In employer terms you're usually buying the completion of a particularly series of actions. These actions can be analysed and given a money value.
- vaksel 15y ago
  yes, but employers don't have an incentive to give a fair value for this.
  - esrauch 15y ago
    Neither employers nor employees have incentive to give a fair value in one of the directions. I'm sure there are plenty of overpayed employees that aren't exactly falling over themselves to get a pay cut, nor companies falling over themselves to give employees a pay raise.
rmc 15y ago
I think a large part of the problem is that there is no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth. The Labour Theory of Value is not correct. 'Worth' is not based on how much you put in, but also on what the company is doing, and what their other options are. etc. Things are worth what people will pay for them.

by vaksel 15y ago

pbhjpbhj 15y ago

>no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth // You're not buying a person though. In employer terms you're usually buying the completion of a particularly series of actions. These actions can be analysed and given a money value.

vaksel 15y ago
yes, but employers don't have an incentive to give a fair value for this.
- esrauch 15y ago
  Neither employers nor employees have incentive to give a fair value in one of the directions. I'm sure there are plenty of overpayed employees that aren't exactly falling over themselves to get a pay cut, nor companies falling over themselves to give employees a pay raise.

rmc 15y ago

I think a large part of the problem is that there is no way to figure out how much each person is actually worth. The Labour Theory of Value is not correct. 'Worth' is not based on how much you put in, but also on what the company is doing, and what their other options are. etc. Things are worth what people will pay for them.