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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."
I assume you are complaining about the tech market which has undergone a large shrink and for good reason; there were way too many IT/IS workers who had no real skills, no love for the job, and little experience. They simply took some CS courses at the community college because "that's where the money is".
We can't hire enough people around here that is for certain... but then again we aren't hiring Bob the electrician who just aced his MCSD boot-camp.
Natural != (nontoxic || beneficial)