Working class people paid thousands less despite doing same jobs

Re:Working class people paid thousands less despite doing sa... by tjpnz on Sunday November 13, 2022 @04:53AM (#33581584)

I assume you're not arguing that people born into affluent families perform better than those who weren't.

In my view the ideal situation would still be a meritocracy but it would not be predicated on who you know or the old school tie.

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Re:Working class people paid thousands less despite doing sa... by janosett on Sunday November 13, 2022 @05:01AM (#33581614)

You’re assuming being born into an affluent family is the cause of the higher pay. Is it possible that the employees from affluent families are higher performing?

I assume there’s significant class bias but I think considering only that factor is a little reductive.

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Re:Working class people paid thousands less despite doing sa... by skinnymuch on Sunday November 13, 2022 @10:25AM (#33583852)

We have seen enough of modern classist society to see it’s not reductive to focus on class as the factor.

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Re:Working class people paid thousands less despite doing sa... by badrabbit on Sunday November 13, 2022 @10:45AM (#33584051)

Yes, I also support meritocracy as well as critical examination of bias when decisions are made that especially affect a certain group of people. But keep in mind, the merit for jobs is still how hard it would be to get an individual that brings similar value which could be seemingly silly things like attractiveness for sales jobs for example.

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