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>They want the security of someone else taking care of them. Performing a job, even a "simple worker bee" job, is still a job, not charity. As a worker, you pe
by blottsie 13y ago
>They want the security of someone else taking care of them.
Performing a job, even a "simple worker bee" job, is still a job, not charity. As a worker, you perform a function, and the company pays you for your time/expertise/ideas/efforts/output/etc. What the hell part of that is charity, or being "taken care of"?
I find your implication that the employer is somehow doing the employee a favor by paying them for their work baffling and wrong-headed.
- nhangen 13y agoI'm not sure where you're getting that, but if you read the rest of my comments on this thread I think you'll get a different impression.
- Guvante 13y agoEverything in life is a trade-off. Being an employee at a decently sized company is about trading certain pleasantries (e.g. having to deal with the 9 to 5 drill) for certain benefits (e.g. a stable income). Similarly in jobs that have no paid overtime, you are usually compensated a bit more and don't always have to work overtime. Taken care of in this context is talking about the stability a company provides you. It isn't given to you out of charity, you certainly earn it, but it doesn't come free either.