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Re:New York employers must include pay rates in job ads unde... by matwood on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:01AM (#37642373)
Agree, but it's not just about exploitation. Many people are weird about money and honesty around their skillset. I think it would be a good change, but I'm not sure the majority of people would like working like a pro sports team. In pro sports you know what everyone makes and relative skillsets are ranked and on display.
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Re:New York employers must include pay rates in job ads unde... by lesuorac on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:32AM (#37643522)
I mean it's a corporate decision to have all the work be hidden. There's few laws requiring that your company operate on a dark web but they all choose to.

I think if a pro sports team could figure out how to make it so the opposing team couldn't tell which one of their players is which they would choose to. Good luck running a shift in the MLB if you don't know if the batter is swinging lefty or righty.

Also I think pro sports teams is probably one of the best examples that public information doesn't make perfect decisions. Anybody that seriously follows a team can tell you about numerous bonehead (perhaps bonehead in hindsight) trades that their team made. Or players that were offered a deal well beyond what they were worth.

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Re:New York employers must include pay rates in job ads unde... by matwood on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:25AM (#37644316)
I didn't say it led to perfect decisions. And while it's a corporate decision, my point was that not all employees are ready to have their company operate like a pro sports team. Many people aren't ready to have the conversation that Sue is better than they are and is paid more.
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Re:New York employers must include pay rates in job ads unde... by lesuorac on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:49PM (#37646846)
I mean that's still true at the pro sports level.

Athletes leave teams all the time over disagreements over compensation. At least in the NHL it's not uncommon for a player to take the team to arbitration over their salary [1].

[1]: https://www.capfriendly.com/arbitration

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