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From: Dale R. Worley
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 18:23

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In article <10JUN94.10696301.0149.MUSIC@MUSIC.FERRIS.EDU> AL CHRENKA <ACHRENKA@M
 USIC.FERRIS.EDU> writes:
   PERHAPS A "PAY FOR SKILLS" PHILOSOPHY MIGHT BE AN ANSWER WHERE
   THE ESSENTIAL TASKS FOR JOB PERFORMANCE ARE CLEARLY DOCUMENTED
   ALONG WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT,
   COMMUNICATE WITH CO-WORKERS, UNDERSTAND SYSTEM (THEIR SYSTEM),
   CALCULATE APPROPRIATELY, OR WHAT EVER THE POSITION REQUIRES.

Interestingly, this situation obtains when one works as a consultant
or contractor, since one's wages are constantly being re-bid in the
market, one's wages closely track one's actual ability in the job.

In some sense, the current wave of fear in companies seems to be based
on a desire/expectation of "job security" by employees.  If employees
didn't have psychological investment in remaining with the same
employer, the level of fear would go down quite a bit.  Perhaps
training people to be able to switch jobs easily would reduce fear
enough to make the current system of transient employment work far
better.

Dale

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From: "Dale R. Worley" <drw@kutta.mit.edu>
Organization: National Institute for Lameness, Cambridge, MA, USA
Subject: Merit pay
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