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If the alternative is being unemployed, then people will take any job, no matter how bad it is. That doesn't mean the employer should be applauded just because
by smackfu 15y ago
If the alternative is being unemployed, then people will take any job, no matter how bad it is. That doesn't mean the employer should be applauded just because they realized they could exploit the local labor market.
- gwright 15y agoLabor markets don't evolve via discontinuous jumps to higher levels of pay or better working conditions. It has to be an incremental process. I'm not sure how berating companies that are enabling those incremental improvements for not doing enough is helpful. And using a pejoritve term like 'exploit' rather than 'employ' shuts down meaningful discussion. Maybe I'm wrong though. Any examples of labor markets magically transforming from 'sweatshop level' to 'McMansion/Country Club level' without going through the intermediate steps?