How much are you worth?

Question

Do you think your income should be based on your knowledge and skills instead of your title? Why? Should it be possible for a maintenance man to make the same amount as a VP.

Answer 1

In America money is power ,if you have power you have respect and special privileges. The rich get all the tax break. Why the other struggle. If one invest and budget his/her money. Knowledge and skills does matter when you are in school and when you are trying to the win the nice job.

Answer 2

I'm worth whatever the market will support, and whatever I'm willing to negotiate for. Think of how important the job of the maintenance man truly is! What kind of company would the VP have to run if it was falling down around his head? Should sports stars or actors make more than doctors do? Well, they DO.

Answer 3

Money is merely a numerical form. It doesn't measure the intrinsic value of people and things. It's like a convention. You can't compare a Ferrari with a Toyota. The latter is cheaper but it doesn't mean that the former is more valuable for everybody on Earth. Human beings should not be "measured" in monetary terms...

Answer 4

You can take me home for $1.98
Actually, I agree with you somewhat. I am one of only 5 people who do the same job I do in my entire state. I am currently working under an individual who was 1 month old when I began doing this job, but because of family connections, they are now the CEO. This did not come about by working their way up through the ranks, but because they stepped into the job because of who they were. I work for them, but they still cannot do my job, because they never learned how.

Answer 5

In the US it primarily comes down to supply and demand. How many people can do or want to do the job you do and how many people need that service. This determines your rate of pay.

Answer 6

I think both aspects should work together accordingly. I could use some extra cash, I'm a smart girl.

Answer 7

everybody is priceless