American vs. Cheap

[CSX 4039]

Originally posted by aumoore


CSX4039
You say that people you want to hire are already "overpaid doing something else". They may be being paid more than you are willing to pay but that does not make them overpaid for what they are currently doing. If you run a McDonalds then it is ok to hire teenagers at minimum wage to flip burgers but don't expect a person living on his own to want to work for minimum wage. We all have a tendency to think that "at your age I only made $1.80 per hour so you should be glad to work for $5.25". If you put yourself in their shoes would you work for what you are offering if you had responsibilities? My guess is no.

If we try to keep as much of the american money here then it will stay in circulation here and maybe soem will come back to you in the form of business. GatorAC runs a heating and AC business and I doubt he has many customers in China but he may have Chineese(SP?) customers in Tampa.

CSX I do agree that there are people who expect top pay with no skills but don't think someone else is overpaid if their current employer pays them more than you are willing to. If they were overpaid then they would be replaced right? Just like those overpaid engineers, draftsmen, accountants etc that are having their jobs shipped to China just like the textile, iron, toy etc worker's jobs are.

If we ship all the manufacturing jobs overseas then where are all the unskilled young workers going to get started and build a career. Remember not everyone is or wants to start his own business.


I will park my soapbox for now.

You are right. What I meant to say is, that people I would like to hire are already making more money than I can afford to pay them, and the people who can't do the job, it doesn't matter if you pay them 50 cents an hour or $50/hour, they still can't do the job. In other words, I can't get good help, because I can't afford the people I need. Since I am in (a now sadly 100% regulated industry) medical care I can not raise my prices to be able to afford the kind of people who do not make outragious mistakes. The next industry to fall will be pharmaceuticals. Once the government/insurance people bury their teeth in so deep they don't feel like coming to work anymore, R&D will cease, and when you are lying on the ER gurney, clutching your chest, having the Big One, the liquid Drano that you need won't be there, because the researchers quit trying.
As for your comments, you are right.