30th Nov 10 at 17:52

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Originally posted by LiVe LeE

nurse, soldier, paramedic, carer whilst there is the argument that there are not enough positions and these people are over stretched, nonetheless, there are thousands upon thousands of people to do these jobs; and whilst I'm not mocking the work they do as they are invaluable to our way of life; "generally" and I say this loosely as i'll be shot down for it, generally (as in not always) people in this kind of employment are less savvy - thats not to say unintelligent; just not at the forefront of business/engineering/scientific thinking.

Its simple economics, supply and demand, the more people willing or able to do a certain job, the less well paid its going to be. It not all to do with the state trying to get away with paying you minimum, take Doctor's; they're state paid and on good salaries, GPs, Specialists, Surgeons - so therefore my argument stands; When I say WORTH, I don't refer to the job they undertake, more the fact that there are less people to conduct said job; less people able = higher wages. Not everyone can be a CEO, not everyone has the ruthlessness or ability to head a company and because of this, they're well paid - to head a company, you're going to have to be at the height of your field.

Tesco's till monkies are not generating profit; they are just retailers, end of the line - they're not salesmen - what a pathetic argument. The money at Tesco etc. will be for the buyers, for the people actually generating the promotions and marketing - they're the ones generating the income. The Till jockeys aren't generating profit/income - scanning and taking payment is not selling that item. What a ridiculous argument!

Plus literally any mokey can be a till jockey - what qualifications or experience do you require to be a till jockey? What skills does it take - half of them are so sullen, its not even customer service, you barely get a hello or goodbye, just the generic lines such as "Do you need help with your packing?" and "Please enter you pin"


you speak the truth. people are only worth what they can produce. The "low" paid people are just asking for something for nothing. I would kill to be on £6.11 an hour atm, and im sure a lot of other people in the country would too. People who have a job always want just more money where as people who find it hard to get work are happy to earn a tenner once a week for doing jobs no one else would. ( i know there are a lot of people on bum seekers that dont look for a job but no matter what people think, if you go talk to people in a job center 9/10 they will tell you they are desperate for a job.



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