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Would You Bid for a Job?
Roland Piquepaille writes "Several U.S. hospitals have found an innovative way to deal with nursing shortage. They post shift openings and the highest hourly rate they're willing to pay on their internal networks. Then, the nurses bid online for these extra shifts. The lowest bidders get the shifts and are notified by e-mail. This bidding process is almost certainly a good thing for the hospitals, but is it good for the nurses? Or safe for you? And what will happen if other industries also adopt auction systems? Imagine a company telling you, "Hey, you want to make some extra dollars by building this car or writing this piece of software? Name your price, and you'll make some more cash." What do you think of this bidding process? Read more before posting your comments."
Actually, the people who agree with Noam Chomsky probably had to READ his views... ...which automatically pegs thier abilities far beyond the capabilities of most of Bill O'Reilly's illiterate fans.
However now with the minimum wage laws it doesn't work that way. The government now tells employers how much a job is worth.
You have to be kidding me or completely retarded. US minimum wage says no job is worth less than $5.15 an hour. That's piddily.
You absolue free market dorks believe that individuals should undercut each other without relizing the collecting ass fisting workers receive in the end. How we suppossed to buy stuff if we've priced ourselves to the point where we can't afford it?