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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #20 on: August 03, 2015, 07:48:20 AM »
This ZH post about this has a pic of Maisey McMaster, who is one of the ones who bailed.

I'm guessing she wasn't one of the smiling morons who will all be lucky to have a job anywhere soon...

What a horror story...progs always rain destruction down on everyone near them!

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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2015, 11:36:14 AM »
Wait just a doggone minute...

Just wtf is this "...the ostensibly applicable claims from economic theory actually don’t apply here/Economic theory pertaining to minimum wage legislation, unions, or socialism can’t be applied here directly." Double-speak?!

Direct/indirect...in such a situation one is no different than the other...exactly the point he comes to eventually at the close when he says "If these sorts of negative consequences arise from a voluntary equal pay scheme, I don’t think we could expect anything better from an involuntary one on a national level.", and in my mind, there is no difference between choosing to be indentured or being forced to be indentured...the end result is loss of liberty!

Sometimes I can't tell which I would like better...to directly or indirectly kick some ass...

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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #23 on: August 12, 2015, 05:08:26 PM »
I think the only way to pay above average wages is to expect above average productivity. 

So a job that normally pays $8 an hour is increased to $16, that means one person has to do the work of two.  That also means one less person get hired as well.




My brother is a restaurant fixer.   He tells me that most restaurant operators schedule twice the amount of people for a shift then they need.  Why you may ask?  Because so many people do not show for their shift.   That's what happens with those low wage jobs,  you get people not very much into their jobs.   Restaurants also have very low productivity,  even though some people are working very hard.   Its just the nature of that business.   That's why the robots will take over some types of them no matter what happens with the $15 an hour thing.  It has to happen. 


And if you do pay an above average wage,  you don't advertise it.  In fact you don't tell new hires either.   Because they aren't going to get that above average wage at first.   You have a probationary period to weed out the folks that aren't going to work out, or are unworthy.   The employees  past the probationary period are prohibited from telling newbies the deal.   The losers come and then go.  Those that work out get a surprise when you become permanent.   We work you hard,  yup, but here you go,  your worth it,  you get a big raise.  Now keep your mouth closed about it.   

I think it would help current employees keep the freeloaders out,  as they know the more of them there are, the harder it becomes, because of the lower staffing.  Probably easier to get a 16 dollar an hour employee to show up then a $8 dollar one too. 

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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2015, 05:52:45 PM »

I think it would help current employees keep the freeloaders out,  as they know the more of them there are, the harder it becomes, because of the lower staffing.  Probably easier to get a 16 dollar an hour employee to show up then a $8 dollar one too.

Only if you do it the way you suggest - after a probationary period to make sure you retain a "good one". I had a customer who moved to India.. he was paying two - then thee times local wages just trying to get people to perform a basic maid/housecleaning tasks for his wife.  He said that even at three times local wages people would still just not show up, and then act offended when he fired them for such a small offense as being unreliable.  Part of that is prevalent Indian culture and attitudes about work, but partof that is that he didn't screen to find someone worthy of the wage -- before offering that wage. 

I suppose it can be used as leverage against the employee - improve and give me the value I pay you for or we will find someone who can, but some employees ( or even jobs) just can't contribute that much value to the business.  Ultimately they will be replaced, given fewer hours ( as an excuse for less pay )  or something else needs to happen.


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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2015, 08:12:29 AM »
Took a while to get more details out...looks like the Me-Di-Uhh darling set this scam up as a giant red-herring from his real troubles...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-01/robin-hood-ceo-who-famously-raised-his-employees-minimum-wage-70000-has-dirty-secret

...typical Prog...helicopter money to pump up your image to hide the fact what a low-life scum-sucking dweeb you really are...

...and the Me-Di-Uhh took it hook, line and sinker.

Turns out the Prog's Corporate Jesus is just another typical two-faced lyin'-ass greedy douchebag who allegedly likes to beat and torture his (ex) wife.

Yup, Progs...

No wonder they hate absolutes or being judged...ever, eh?
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Re: 20th Century Motor Company
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2015, 11:25:42 AM »
My brother would have never done that to me unless he had a death wish. With that said, I'm surprised the prog is still breathing on his own. ::laserkill::
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