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Re:I don't want to work very hard by ggrot on Thursday December 11, 2008 @11:11PM (#395324)
Job markets are not as efficient as real markets where you buy and sell things because jobs are not liquid. If I find a job paying $50/hour and someone else is working doing the same job earning $30/hour, I can't exactly make any profit arbitraging the market to efficiency.

For a pretty small investment in time and money, most grocery store cashiers could learn to become plumbers. Plumbing routinely pays 4x a grocery store cashier, but it is harder/nastier work and often deals with fecal matter.

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Re:I don't want to work very hard by webwright on Thursday December 11, 2008 @11:28PM (#395353)
Yaw, I was responding to his idea of a niche startup-- not getting a job. Certainly there are plenty of ways to get a job and save money.
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Re:I don't want to work very hard by sutro on Friday December 12, 2008 @03:11AM (#395496)
it is harder/nastier work and often deals with fecal matter

Sounds like programming.

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Re:I don't want to work very hard by kingnothing on Friday December 12, 2008 @12:16AM (#395385)
Why can't you arbitrage people? That's effectively what consulting firms do.
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Re:I don't want to work very hard by paulgb on Friday December 12, 2008 @04:22PM (#396101)
Recruiters also.
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