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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
There are many jobs that employers don't even list because they would have to pay too much for the job to be worth it, yet those are potential jobs that can benefit the employer and the employee greatly. Examples are small business administrative work. Oftentimes they have just one administrator who often could use help. To hire help, the owner has to pay $10/hr. But the help might not be worth that. The help might leave after a few months, might make too many mistakes, and ultimately might cost more than $10/hr. But at $4/hr, the job could be offered at low enough risk to the employer. And the person who gets the job gains valuable experience. Some go from that sort of pay to 50k+/yr within a couple years.
This process doesn't even get off the ground floor if the employer isn't allowed to offer a job at a low enough wage to make it worth his while. And then we're left with most entry-level listings not even being entry-level in the first place.
What should happen here, is that the current administrator gets more efficient, through experience and innovation, to command an extra $4/hour.
Remember, businesses aren't in business to educate an entry-level workforce. In my scenario, the cost is the same but the firm also gains by acquiring more efficient processes in its operation. And if they can negotiate with the administrator and pay something less than $4/hour, then profits are enhanced.
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