Is It Time That Labor Unions Become a Thing of the Past?

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Con_Alma

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Feb 18, 2010 1:15 PM
Not being the sole benefit opens up the potential for there being value to the employee for other things in a job which could mean a willingness to work for a lower wage.
Feb 18, 2010 1:15pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Feb 18, 2010 1:17 PM
queencitybuckeye wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: Then your employee's worth should be valued much more so than a larger company, correct?
Not really, it just means I have less margin for error in my hiring decisions than a larger company might have.
Your smaller margin of error directly correlates with your employee’s worth. You'll be less likely to let go of a guy with a significant amount of experience and productivity more so than a larger company who's looking only at his salary. A larger company can absorb the hit of losing his experience much easier than you can, therefore making you value your employees worth more so than a larger corporation.
Feb 18, 2010 1:17pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Feb 18, 2010 1:21 PM
Con_Alma wrote: Not being the sole benefit opens up the potential for there being value to the employee for other things in a job which could mean a willingness to work for a lower wage.
Yes but I'm only speaking for myself. Regardless of my net worth, money will always be the most important factor in deciding where to work. If X company pays 10 grand more a year than Y, I can't justify giving away 10 grand a year for ANY reason. I don't want to work forever.
Feb 18, 2010 1:21pm
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Con_Alma

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Feb 18, 2010 1:26 PM
I wasn't expecting you to speak for anyone but yourself and I wasn't speaking for anyone but me and how we approach employees.

I've stated that if an employee can get more money elsewhere and that's what they want they should go and I'll help them leave but it's been my experience that the people we employ find value in many things that we provide as an employer and want more than money.
Feb 18, 2010 1:26pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Feb 18, 2010 1:39 PM
Con_Alma wrote: I wasn't expecting you to speak for anyone but yourself and I wasn't speaking for anyone but me and how we approach employees.

I've stated that if an employee can get more money elsewhere and that's what they want they should go and I'll help them leave but it's been my experience that the people we employ find value in many things that we provide as an employer and want more than money.
In your exit interviews, is money the #1 reason people decide to leave?
Feb 18, 2010 1:39pm
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Feb 18, 2010 2:05 PM
In the 11 years that we have been in practice we have added multiple positions and employees. We have fired five and two have left. One was because she was having a child and decided to stay at home. The other was due to him he accepting a position as an attorney after he passed the bar. I guess you could say the second was because of money.
Feb 18, 2010 2:05pm