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Again ... this is low skill labor. These days practically everyone has a bachelors degree. When I say skilled labor I'm talking electrical/mechanical engineers, chemist, IT engineers, medical field specialties, doctors, analyst, marketing ... jobs that have high incomes based on skill.
Well ... I was mainly referring to the accountant job as I don't assume a librarian is a high paying job that required a special skill with a Masters degree. Isn't the job basically issuing books and possibly helping people find a book? Out of curiosity ... why do you need a Masters degree?
I'm not saying Librarians don't have a useful function in society. I was taking people on unemployment for extended periods and how that impact their ability to secure a good paying job ... and specifically talking about skilled labor.
Yup, and most people really don't know the difference... they call anyone who works at a library "librarian," which sometimes annoys me. I understand people not knowing, but it's a little irritating when I'm lumped together with somebody who barely finished high school! Even more insulting, when patrons ask me the following - "are you a volunteer?" "I wanna be a librarian too, do you have any applications?" or the famous "You must love reading and/or that must be a quiet job!" Both duh and not really could answer that last one, LOL.
Lets not overlook one simple fact. Companies dont start layoffs with letting go their best employees.
They lay off the highest earners first, does not matter what position or if you are the worst worker, they leave the lower wage workers in. Happened in my company 60% of all the employees were let go, my boss tried to keep me but corporate required him to keep the other people who made less, I got raises when there was a wage freeze when no one else did.
Yup, and most people really don't know the difference... they call anyone who works at a library "librarian," which sometimes annoys me. I understand people not knowing, but it's a little irritating when I'm lumped together with somebody who barely finished high school! Even more insulting, when patrons ask me the following - "are you a volunteer?" "I wanna be a librarian too, do you have any applications?" or the famous "You must love reading and/or that must be a quiet job!" Both duh and not really could answer that last one, LOL.
Well you have a right to be a little annoyed. It is like comparing the CNA to the RN.
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