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wolf_chatter
06-07-2010, 03:17 PM
Interesting article... I have a brother-in-law that was asked if he was interested in a job at a local medical center and was interested... went through the process and was offered the position ... at almost half of what the last person was paid!!! Unfortunately for the company my BIL knows the person that just left and asked what they were making!!!:D

Needless to say they are now back recruiting after spending months chasing my BIL!!
thevoice
06-08-2010, 08:06 AM
That's what happened to me. I got let go and the guy they got to replace me got exactly 1/2 what I was making. It's all about cutting costs right now. The gap in media between the "stars" and the rest is unbelievable. It's unfortunate because often times, the some of the "rest" are better than the "stars"!
Stuck in Seattle
06-08-2010, 08:23 AM
Interesting article... I have a brother-in-law that was asked if he was interested in a job at a local medical center and was interested... went through the process and was offered the position ... at almost half of what the last person was paid!!! Unfortunately for the company my BIL knows the person that just left and asked what they were making!!!:D

Needless to say they are now back recruiting after spending months chasing my BIL!!
Supply and demand during recessionary times. Not surprising at all.
wolf_chatter
06-08-2010, 08:24 AM
Supply and demand during recessionary times. Not surprising at all.

as the company showed a profit the past few years.
Stuck in Seattle
06-08-2010, 08:30 AM
as the company showed a profit the past few years.
No profit means you close and everybody loses their job. Having profit doesn't mean "don't cut costs until you're losing money". And if there are two fairly equal candidates and one will work for much less than the other...why buy the other? If you owned a business during tough times, how would you do it? And if your competitor pays less for labor he can also charge less for the product and thus hurt you even more.
wolf_chatter
06-08-2010, 08:37 AM
No profit means you close and everybody loses their job. Having profit doesn't mean "don't cut costs until you're losing money". And if there are two fairly equal candidates and one will work for much less than the other...why buy the other? If you owned a business during tough times, how would you do it? And if your competitor pays less for labor he can also charge less for the product and thus hurt you even more.

I was just saying the cut they made didn't need to happen due to the economy. But they used it as an excuse.
Nosebleed
06-08-2010, 09:29 AM
Not all uncommon I am sure. Businesses pay the lowest wage they can to attract the quality of personnel they need.

Rick
Stuck in Seattle
06-08-2010, 10:19 AM
I was just saying the cut they made didn't need to happen due to the economy. But they used it as an excuse.
This is a tough time for so many....both workers and the companies. The worst thing a company can do is lag behind competitors in adjusting to the new reality of the economy. It flippin' sucks that we have to adjust our expectations...believe me, I'm struggling with it myself. I have a call back from a casino in Pennsylvania after I sent them my resume. I don't want to move there, but I may have to take the interview and consider making such a drastic move.
renowiggum
06-08-2010, 10:33 AM
It's unfortunate because often times, the some of the "rest" are better than the "stars"!

I'd cite your case as one such example, at least in my opinion.

It's a sign of the times, though. Companies that are struggling to turn a profit and a labor market overflowing with people looking for work tend to push wages down, just like a tight labor market and companies flush with cash tends to push wages up.
renowiggum
06-08-2010, 10:36 AM
This is a tough time for so many....both workers and the companies. The worst thing a company can do is lag behind competitors in adjusting to the new reality of the economy. It flippin' sucks that we have to adjust our expectations...believe me, I'm struggling with it myself. I have a call back from a casino in Pennsylvania after I sent them my resume. I don't want to move there, but I may have to take the interview and consider making such a drastic move.

Stuck in Shenandoah (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.819428,-76.205335&spn=0.015881,0.038495&z=15)?
Stuck in Seattle
06-08-2010, 12:08 PM
Stuck in Shenandoah (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.819428,-76.205335&spn=0.015881,0.038495&z=15)?
I declined an interview in Meadow Lands, PA (http://www.meadowsgaming.com/)because they wouldn't do it over the phone. This company is in Grantville, PA (http://www.hcpn.com/). The thing about this company is that they are also opening one in Columbus, Ohio in less than 2 years. I have more family there than I have out here and this would be a way of setting myself up for a job in Columbus. Not that I really want to move there either, but these are big operations paying great wages and they are a growing organization.
wolf_chatter
06-08-2010, 12:21 PM
I declined an interview in Meadow Lands, PA (http://www.meadowsgaming.com/)because they wouldn't do it over the phone. This company is in Grantville, PA (http://www.hcpn.com/). The thing about this company is that they are also opening one in Columbus, Ohio in less than 2 years. I have more family there than I have out here and this would be a way of setting myself up for a job in Columbus. Not that I really want to move there either, but these are big operations paying great wages and they are a growing organization.

Good luck... hey maybe you and Ord-Buck can hang out and he can talk your ear off about Big 10 Academic superiority!!!! :D