Comments on: Too old to rock and roll, too young to die http://billbennett.co.nz/2009/07/07/too-old-to-rock-and-roll-too-young-to-die/ knowledge workers - for people paid to think for a living Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: billbennettnz http://billbennett.co.nz/2009/07/07/too-old-to-rock-and-roll-too-young-to-die/#comment-282 billbennettnz Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:48:06 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/?p=2239#comment-282 Suzanne "What you actually have to say is: 'There is a labor shortage at the salary level I’m willing to pay.' That statement is the correct phrase; the complete sentence, the intellectually honest statement." Yes, good point. Funny how the laws of supply and demand don't always apply. Suzanne

“What you actually have to say is: ‘There is a labor shortage at the salary level I’m willing to pay.’ That statement is the correct phrase; the complete sentence, the intellectually honest statement.”

Yes, good point. Funny how the laws of supply and demand don’t always apply.

]]> By: Suzanne Gilly http://billbennett.co.nz/2009/07/07/too-old-to-rock-and-roll-too-young-to-die/#comment-281 Suzanne Gilly Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:40:58 +0000 http://billbennettnz.wordpress.com/?p=2239#comment-281 When you use the phrase "labor shortage" or "skills shortage" you're speaking in a sentence fragment. What you actually have to say is: "There is a labor shortage at the salary level I'm willing to pay." That statement is the correct phrase; the complete sentence, the intellectually honest statement. If you start raising your wages and improving working conditions, and continue to do so, eventually you'll have people lining up around the block to work for you even if you need to have huge piles of steaming manure hand-scooped on a blazing summer afternoon. Re: Shortage due to retirees: With the majority of retirement accounts down about 50% or more, people entering retirement age are being forced to work well into their sunset years. So, you won’t be getting a worker shortage anytime soon due to retirees exiting the workforce. Okay, fine. Some specialized jobs require training and/or certification, again, raise your wages and improve benefits! You’ll incentivize people to self-fund their education so that they can enter the industry in a work-ready state. The attractive wages, working conditions and career prospects of technology during the 1980’s and 1990’s was a prime example of people’s willingness to fund their own education. When you use the phrase “labor shortage” or “skills shortage” you’re speaking in a sentence fragment. What you actually have to say is: “There is a labor shortage at the salary level I’m willing to pay.” That statement is the correct phrase; the complete sentence, the intellectually honest statement.

If you start raising your wages and improving working conditions, and continue to do so, eventually you’ll have people lining up around the block to work for you even if you need to have huge piles of steaming manure hand-scooped on a blazing summer afternoon.

Re: Shortage due to retirees: With the majority of retirement accounts down about 50% or more, people entering retirement age are being forced to work well into their sunset years. So, you won’t be getting a worker shortage anytime soon due to retirees exiting the workforce.

Okay, fine. Some specialized jobs require training and/or certification, again, raise your wages and improve benefits! You’ll incentivize people to self-fund their education so that they can enter the industry in a work-ready state. The attractive wages, working conditions and career prospects of technology during the 1980’s and 1990’s was a prime example of people’s willingness to fund their own education.

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