Originally Posted by
PMDawg
LOL. No, that's not true at all. Generally speaking, about 20% of the workers do around 80% of the work. It's the 80/20 rule. So, maybe I overstated when I said 90%. Maybe it's more like 80% of workers suck. But, that 80% is usually the loudest about wanting more pay. It's pretty easy to recognize your 20% and take care of them. And of course supply and demand will always play a role. If you can get the same worker for $80k or $120k, why would you pay $120k? Oh, the worker will be happier? No, they won't. They'll be happy for about 6 months, and then they'll want more. Everyone wants the system to be broken, because they want to scrap the system and replace it with something "more fair". The system isn't really broken though.
I'm off topic. I don't really care about the job listings thing. I've never interviewed for a job where I didn't feel like I had a good grasp on what the position might pay. If I ever felt underpaid, I worked to remedy it. I don't know, it's never felt really complicated to me. Not when I was a grunt, not when I was middle management, and not now.