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I think they should be paid the market rate, just like everyone else.
by nawitus 13y ago
I think they should be paid the market rate, just like everyone else.
- oh_sigh 13y agoWhat is the market rate for police officers? Where is the police officer market?
- pyrrhotech 13y agoThere is absolutely massive supply trying to get these high paying jobs. You can look at the number of applicants. Acceptance rates resemble those from Ivy league schools. I know because when I found out, I wanted to be a fire fighter. But then I realized that it's kinda like the mafia. You have to know someone on the inside to get in.
- spikels 13y agoYou seem to be unfamiliar with the meaning of "market" in an economics context. I highly recommend getting at least a basic understanding of economics and economic terminology. It is very helpful in understanding the world.
- nawitus 13y agoYou pay the minimum amount that gets a suitable candidate.
- danielweber 13y agoA good way to test is to see how hard it is to find candidates. If few people are showing up, you aren't paying enough. If you have crowds of people camping in place two nights before for the jobs [1], you are paying too much. [1] http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chip-Johnson-Oakland-mayor-intervenes-in-fire-3235253.php http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chip-Johnson-Oakland-m... Too add insult to injury the people were chosen out of the crowd to get to apply, almost assuredly friends and family of existing fire fighters, but that's "just" a corruption issue, not the larger issue that demonstrates how much over market these rates are.
- praptak 13y agoPeople with no qualms to include prospective bribes and extortion money in their calculations could accept lower wages. Free market at its best.