Haggling. It's so fun. Not done in America much anymore.
Capitalism.
Businesses get to set their price and we agree to buy it at that price. If everything goes well, we shop around and find things for the cheapest price.
That might not be what we think it's worth. Which is a problem.
A bigger problem is that workers don't set their prices.
A business posts a job offer and they set the wage that they will pay.
Kind of backwards. Labor is a service. Workers are offering a service.
Who puts out a job notice? The employer. When do they do it? When they need another worker.
So who has the upper hand? The worker.
And if that employer wants to put the work of two or more people on one laborer; then the worker should renegotiate their price.
Workers should be setting the price of their own labor.
Capitalism.
Businesses get to set their price and we agree to buy it at that price. If everything goes well, we shop around and find things for the cheapest price.
That might not be what we think it's worth. Which is a problem.
A bigger problem is that workers don't set their prices.
A business posts a job offer and they set the wage that they will pay.
Kind of backwards. Labor is a service. Workers are offering a service.
Who puts out a job notice? The employer. When do they do it? When they need another worker.
So who has the upper hand? The worker.
And if that employer wants to put the work of two or more people on one laborer; then the worker should renegotiate their price.
Workers should be setting the price of their own labor.
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