PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Americans Say Pay Should Be Based on Performance Instead of Education, Seniority

JamesDean · #3 03-14-2011, 04:35 AM

Heres a link to the questions that they asked:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/econ_survey_questions/march_2011/questions_unions_and_employment_march_9_10_2011

Some of these scenarios don't quite make sense...

Example:
1* Suppose you had two workers doing the same job for the same company. One had a higher level of education but the other one gets more done at work. Which worker should be paid more, or should they be paid the same amount?

My thoughts:
1) The job itself must not require a "higher level of education" if both employees which are at different levels can do the work. So then in this scenario the person with a "higher level of education" would be over-educated and shouldn't be compensated more so than the job deserves.
Example: Garbageman. Don't need a BS/MS/PhD to do it, so if you have one and apply, one shouldn't be compensated additionally.

This argument isn't really bulletproof but its good food for thought.