02-02-2016, 10:34 PM
(02-02-2016, 10:28 PM)Benton Wrote: Stop buying into the idea we're all special. We're not. Stephen Hawking, Stephen King, Tony Iommi, Freddy Mercury, Mark Twain, Paul Brown, Edgar Allen Poe, Steve Jobs, Michio Kaku, Sean White... those guys are special. And they're literally one in a million. In some cases, one in several million.
The majority of people aren't them. And they aren't going to command top dollars. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't command an industry average, living wage, or a competitive salary. Being one person trying to negotiate an average wage is virtually impossible. Being part of the majority... the average... you should be able to command that.
Everybody isn't special. Likewise, we shouldn't be making it easier for wolves to pick off sheep.
But by doing this we allow a system where the unproductive workers dictate the wage to the productive. That is what sucks. Why should they get carried? In education it's even worse.
