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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by pintxo on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:37AM (#31567001)
My take: payment is not based on created value, but on competition for the job. The more competition, the lower the salary an employer can get away with.
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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by vkou on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:47AM (#31567034)
> My take: payment is not based on created value, but on competition for the job. The more competition, the lower the salary an employer can get away with.

And yet, for the past two years, just about every store you'll ever go to has a 'Sorry, we're shortstaffed' sign in the window.

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Re:Ask HN: Burnt-out, directionless but want to turn it around by pintxo on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @05:32PM (#31575214)
If there's zero offerings/competition, the job can't be filled. If they increase salary, there would be competition.
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