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A new fella with the title 'Supervisor' started here on Monday. He spoke at how his last site (same company, just different spot to work) screwed him over and gave the management position to this guy he described as "nuttin but a privileged white boy" .. .. (of course, that's acceptable behavior and I'm sure I'm a racist for pointing that out)
Anyway, he then told me that since he was a privileged white boy, he didn't need the promotion/money, and that HE needs the money since he got kids.
So, I ask, should people be paid more/likely be given a promotion simply because they have a family?
uh - hell no. You start messing with that, it'll just open a can of worms. In this case, you make it so parents get paid more... there will be a whole lot of unemployed parents soon after that.
I haven't got kids, and I've been victim to the assumption that I'm available to work any shift any time, because if I don't have kids it must mean I don't deserve to have my own free time.
When it comes to salaries, that's just ludicrous, but I bet it's part of the equation when employers are figuring out what to pay you. Mind you, I'm a woman, so I most likely already make less than my male counterparts. But a woman with no kids? Forget about it- I wouldn't be surprised if I made half of my male co-workers with children's salaries.
No, but that does not mean they should be paid slave wages either though. Should I be paid more because im a pilot and my plane is expensive to maintain.
Why on earth would they be paid more? Do they do more work at the workplace? Do they inherently work faster?
Should someone with less experience, less responsibility, and who is not as good at their job as me be paid more simply because they have more mouths to feed? Any workplace that believes this is definitely not a place I would want to work.
I haven't got kids, and I've been victim to the assumption that I'm available to work any shift any time, because if I don't have kids it must mean I don't deserve to have my own free time.
When it comes to salaries, that's just ludicrous, but I bet it's part of the equation when employers are figuring out what to pay you. Mind you, I'm a woman, so I most likely already make less than my male counterparts. But a woman with no kids? Forget about it- I wouldn't be surprised if I made half of my male co-workers with children's salaries.
I agree! I hope you did read the OP and not just the poll question --- that'll give you the reason why I asked this question. I am curious to see how many "yes'" we get and the reasoning for them.
Yes. They should deduct 50% of pay from all employees with no kids and give it to people with kids. And this has nothing to do with the fact that I have kids.
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.. (of course, that's acceptable behavior and I'm sure I'm a racist for pointing that out)
