said by openbox9:And my point is that with the number of people looking to take your job, this is exactly the time that you don't want to be seen as a commodity. You need to stand out and demonstrate your level of value, not be an employee that is easily replaceable as a "commodity".
The problem with that line of thinking is twofold: It is the
Company that decides how to treat you... and it is not based on your level of value. ANYONE is replaceable, regardless of skill level, and that's exactly the way companies want it. The current mindset of the majority of big, public companies is 'if you aren't on board with us taking more and you taking less then we will find someone who is'. Your skill set is not going to change that mentality, they consider you a commodity because it is more profitable for them and you can't change that... all you can do is accept it and run with it.
Secondly, by adopting the 'be a great worker' mind set, you are enabling them to continue this same downward-spiral of pitting workers against each other to cut back to the lowest possible priced commodity. When they reach the point where every employee they hire works less then they person they just fired, they will have to change their mindset. Until then, the price of the commodity will continue to drop.
said by openbox9:Takes away? Valuable and highly skilled labor will always have a home in business. I think we agree on that.
We do. But they will only have that place if they agree to take less, otherwise, there is the door.
said by openbox9:We mostly agree on this, except I would argue that management is in the process of adapting, while labor hopes for the continued luxuries of the past.
I would say that workers rightly believe that they should be rewarded for the profits they generate for the company. The
REAL trickle-down economics is: Companies make more money... they pay their employees more money... the employees spend that money... the economy gets better. Instead whats happening is: Companies make more money... they put it offshore in tax havens... employees get paid less using high unemployment as leverage... economy gets worse. Do you disagree with this?