2007-01-09 11:22:38 · 9 answers · asked by dasguiel 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
SexyTrojan you are wrong actually u do need qualifications to be a carer ...new government legislations have been brought in, not sure where u got your info from , also depending on the kind of care work u do experience is needed ... and it is a job that is done more for love than money.. personally i would rather do this kind of work than be sat in an office or work behind a counter , but thats what its all about , be boring if we all wanted to do the same things and if we were all the same....
lets hope when u get old no one need wipe yor ar*e
2007-01-09 11:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you're absolutely right - it's disgusting that people with some skills get paid so little when others with different skills get loads.
not anyone could do a carers job, you need lots of patience, a sense of humour, people skills, a strong stomach at times and loads more.
you do need qualifications as well, care homes etc. need a certain percentage of staff with nvqs now and they're NOT easy.
people who work in offices (for example) just have different skills - it's ridiculous that these skills are valued more in terms of monetary value.
i've worked in both areas, the caring one does at least have lots of other rewards x
2007-01-09 19:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by aria 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself have carers in, and they do get paid a mere pittance for what they do. One of the last ones i had used to work at tesco`s a couple of years ago, and the pay far exceeded what she gets now. they do, do a worthwhile job and many people could not cope without them. It`s a shame that they have to tear their **** out all day and work unsociable hours to earn a semi-respectable wage. Give them what their worth, i say !
2007-01-09 19:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its all to do with "incentive". Carer work is vocational, so incentive is already established. Some jobs require a big bung of bunce to make people want to do them.
2007-01-09 19:36:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is simply a job that anyone can do without extensive experience .... and as it is antisocial, underpaid and emotionally exhausting, there are always lots of vacancies, hence the low pay scales. And we all know about foreign labour filling such vacancies, again hence the low pay scales. But to be fair, people who do this kind of work need to be admired!
2007-01-09 20:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
excuse me SEXYTROJA but that was wrong of you to say that. ive been a carer for six years and its really hard work and i dont believe anyone can do it, ive done my nvq level two im now doing level three in care and trust me its hard. you try be a carer
2007-01-09 19:36:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically BECAUSE they care and the government etc. KNOW they'll still do it because it's a vocation so they can get away with it. Now if the gov. saw caring as vital to the economy then they'd be paid tons. Sad, but true.
2007-01-09 19:39:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Governement set the pay scale.. like all jobs that involve hard work .. governement officials take the pi**
2007-01-09 19:26:27 · answer #8 · answered by confused 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they do a job for love and the government thinks if they will do it for practically nothing then let then terrible so it is
2007-01-09 19:26:34 · answer #9 · answered by sandra l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋