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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by austhrow743 on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:34AM (#22790925)
Likely such a contract would be unattractive to potential desirable candidates unless he could pay a rate that would require higher mask prices.
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Re:If you imagine a business making surgical facemasks is wo... by kevingadd on Monday April 06, 2020 @02:05AM (#22791239)
There are plenty of unemployed people who need to pay rent. If such a short term contract - getting paid to do relatively safe work and help fight the pandemic by making masks - isn't appealing that's probably because he's not paying enough.

Everyone's already charging more for masks, he should be able to manage a decent market rate. To begin with, unemployed people in a pinch are probably willing to accept slightly lower pay.

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