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Originally Posted by 3rd_gear_Ted
I stated an alternative approach to compensation. Employee self worth has changed, gotta deal with it.
I'm an independent Corp to Corp IBM product consultant. My whole other career was wires & iron, now everything I do that pays the bills is in the virtual & process world and its mostly done remotely.
Taker or Producer? In the end. I'm a just another whore for Corp. dollars.
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Funny how your "alternative approach" was to call (accuse) me of being unwilling to share in the profits (not true) and having an "narrow minded entrenched approach to employees and their worth".
I'm a big supporter of "self-worth" BUT it has to be backed up by results. Entry level pay team members aren't "worth more" just because they say so. However, in today's climate I am "paying more" but certainly not "getting more". As long as I can still produce a profit, albeit a smaller one in the current climate, I'll play the game. Afterall, profit is the point. Profits supply the options, not only for me but all those work for me.
So, good for you, being an Indy consultant takes risk.
What I do, and have done for the past 42 years, takes a fair amount of risk too. The calculation is that that risk can lead to rewards, which it has the last several years. It wasn't always the case though. There were times of having to mortgage the house to pay the bills and close calls with BK. There is no guarantee that I won't be faced with any of that again. Still, I wouldn't have it any other way.