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>Why do employers think they are "giving" people a job? Would they say the employee is looking to "give" them labor? Its business after all, both parties are ex

>Why do employers think they are "giving" people a job? Would they say the employee is looking to "give" them labor? Its business after all, both parties are exchanging something. Nothing is being "given". While I want to side with you in principle, for many workers this is their reality. For whatever reason, their own fault or not, they have trouble finding a job, and it is very easy to fall into the mental trap of relying on the generosity of others rather than one's own competence.

fredgrott 13y ago
Yes, but he is in fact interviewing for competence.. Its probably the phrasing of the writer not Bernie
rdtsc 13y ago
Employees and employers maybe legally have equal power, as in, on paper it is a peer to peer type relationship. But in practice it is not. There could be many reasons, low level of training required, lots of desperate candidates waiting at the door, jobs shipped overseas (so say local factory from another type of industry) was closed create a surplus of labor, and so on. Normally people will be lining out at the door to take the place of anyone fired and will also work extra and sacrifice their free time in order to not get let go. Another reason for what he said is the propaganda narrative that has been pushed through the ages -- "companies are good, they create jobs" "you should not unionize", "labor rights are wrong", "companies are benefactors and if you behave yourself you'll get a job from them". So this kind of mentality (even regardless of economic condition currently) is entrenched. Think about it, usually that kind of jobs would be filled quickly and it would be make for a news story. The fact that it wasn't, it kind of became an anomaly and is now in the news. Now he could probably change location (move to a more poor part of the country), raise the salary (to make it worthwhile to drive 2 or 3 hours a day), or few other things.

fredgrott 13y ago

Yes, but he is in fact interviewing for competence.. Its probably the phrasing of the writer not Bernie

rdtsc 13y ago

Employees and employers maybe legally have equal power, as in, on paper it is a peer to peer type relationship. But in practice it is not. There could be many reasons, low level of training required, lots of desperate candidates waiting at the door, jobs shipped overseas (so say local factory from another type of industry) was closed create a surplus of labor, and so on. Normally people will be lining out at the door to take the place of anyone fired and will also work extra and sacrifice their free time in order to not get let go. Another reason for what he said is the propaganda narrative that has been pushed through the ages -- "companies are good, they create jobs" "you should not unionize", "labor rights are wrong", "companies are benefactors and if you behave yourself you'll get a job from them". So this kind of mentality (even regardless of economic condition currently) is entrenched. Think about it, usually that kind of jobs would be filled quickly and it would be make for a news story. The fact that it wasn't, it kind of became an anomaly and is now in the news. Now he could probably change location (move to a more poor part of the country), raise the salary (to make it worthwhile to drive 2 or 3 hours a day), or few other things.