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I'm not comparing social workers to fast food workers. I'm saying there are other low-paid jobs in addition to social work. And I would be very curious to hear
by rcme 4y ago
I'm not comparing social workers to fast food workers. I'm saying there are other low-paid jobs in addition to social work.
And I would be very curious to hear some suggestions for jobs a social worker could get without any additional training that pay better than social work. NYC requires posting salaries in job openings, so with a suggested job alternative, we can easily find if there are many job openings for the new line of work and whether or not the job would pay materially better than social work.
- notch656c 4y agoIf your position is they're literally getting the highest amount possible they could, even more than they could in private cold capitalist industries they're qualified for, then it's kind of crazy to characterize them as being the victims of sub-market pay. They're the market makers in that case at the top of their skill pyramid! Which leads me to my response: >What are all the capitalists going to do if everybody wants to go for the big bucks and not do things like social work, nursing and many other jobs? Well if what rcme says is true, they're being paid the top dollar of anybody with their skills... that kind of answers the question. They're at the biggest buck profession they can get (remember rcme thesis is they don't have the resources to retrain or whatever) therefore the profession will still exist.