Hollywood's Writers' Strike

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Companies nowadays want one thing, the cheapest labor they can find. They have no interest, whatsoever, in your personal fulfillment. Having the proper skills and talents, no matter how up to date they are, will not guarantee good wages for you if there is someone who can do it for less pay. Corporations don’t give a damn about their employees, only profit.

With all due respect, hogwash!

I deal with FAR too many people whose only interest is to see how little they can get away with in their jobs. Far too few people are held personally responsible. And I believe that this is MUCH truer on the employee level than it is on the upper management level.

I have experienced very few people who, when they make an effort to make themselves valuable to their employers, are not compensated. Just showing up is not of value to an employer - actually using your brain is. No, it is not a guarantee, but it is certainly gives one a MUCH higher probability of success. In the industry I am in (the printing industry: one of the largest in terms of sales volume in the US and the world), there is and has been a severe shortage of skilled employees. Consequently, the people who DO have the skills in their respective fields are well compensated. Those who chose to not keep their skills up-to-date are finding themselves making less and having a harder time finding work.

The laws on the books today are very much to the benefit of the employee. The employer is so handcuffed today, it makes it extremely difficult to "abuse" an employee in any way.

Most employees don't give a crap about their employers. They would leave at the first chance they got.

Would you pay the same price for a lower quality item?
Would you take a job that pays less if everything else is the same?