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that shameful tone It’s pretty clear some of the people I talk to about jobs are embarrassed by what kind of compensation they are offering. You can absolutely hear it in their voices as they haltingly tell you the hourly wage, then pause uncomfortably and sort of stumble out the next sentence, which goes something like; “I don't know if that's something you'd be interested in…”. It is spoken in a shameful, embarrassed tone that actually makes me feel a bit sorry for them, even though they’re the ones trying to get as much work from someone for as little pay as possible. There are definitely jobs out there where minimum wage makes sense, but for the most part if your list of duties is a few paragraphs long and contains nearly a dozen bullet points you’re probably not paying enough. If you start by stating how the position you’re hiring for is integral, the most important, the first impression - if you make it sound like it requires skill, hard labor or a particularly sunny disposition - don’t insult the applicant by offering the lowest compensation allowed by law. Don’t tell me I am “the face” of the company and then put up a big middle finger in that face when payday rolls around. I still hear the refrain that businesses can’t find enough people to work for them, and I can understand why when employees are so undervalued. I still hear businesses complain that they can’t keep workers once they’re hired, or that they become lazy and unreliable, and I have no answer for that. I can only guess that being used up by the boss and then given a meager compensation for your time has a lot to do with it. You might think you can’t buy loyalty, but I say you can if you aren’t a cheap, money-grubbing prick. For me, a decent paycheck and a pat on the back are all I need to be persuaded to put in the extra time and effort. If I don’t feel appreciated, and hate my boss, I won’t try at all but if the opposite is true you’ll find me bending over backwards to be helpful. Most employers will never get that. They think people should just be happy to have a job and deal with whatever kind of treatment comes their way. |
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