olderguy wrote:if you can't pay your workers a fair wage, maybe you shouldn't be in business in the first place.
That's a bold statement. I don't own a business and would not have the first clue how much to pay them. But pray tell, O Wise Older Guy, can you give some specific numbers as to how much you pay your employees rather than vague statements about 'having enough for beers' and the likes? AiA and MM have given specific figures as to how much they pay, so care to share how much you paid so that they can learn from your wise old ways? What about you Willie? You have a very strong opinion on the matter. So how much do you pay, then so that every barang owner can free their workers for their serfdom?
olderguy wrote:1. enough money for food to survive
2. enough money to pay for a place to sleep and clean up
3. enough money for basic comforts (like pillows and soap) so they can rest up and come back to work.
4. enough money to attract a mate and support a mate
5. enough money to support at least two children so your species continues
6. enough money for health care so you and your family don't die young
7. enough money for 6 beers a day
Question: does it mean that every single job must provide for every single of your points? Back in non Third World England, one of my first job was as a language assistant. It barely allowed me to do one and two and maybe three if I skipped the odd meal. Why did I submit myself to such 'slave wages'? Because I knew that this would one of the first steps towards getting a position that would allow me to do all six and them some.
Fast forward ten years or so later, and I earn a very good wage and about to earn a monster one in my next job. And I would never have been able to do that if I hadn't taken those first few 'slave jobs' initially. I would wager that a number of AiA and MM employees, who are usually young, also see those jobs as a first step towards greater financial independence. But from Shrewsbury all the way to PP, it's the same: Youse got to pay your dues on the way to the top.
A tree born crooked will never grow straight.