On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:09, Merrill Oveson<[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Dallin Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > To wax a tad philosophical, I know many people (myself included) feel >> > or have felt that someone "making money off them" is ugly and feels >> > dirty. Sure, you don't HAVE to use a recruiter to find your next gig, >> > but remember, that the MONEY being transacted in recruiting (in fees >> > AND in salary+benefits) is to smooth and speed the "Double Coincidence >> > of Wants" problem inherent on both sides... especially one as personal >> > and emotional and important as a person's career move. >> >> Making money off of other people is how capitalism works. The guy >> selling you fast food makes money off you. The guy selling you a new >> TV is making money off you. If you are paranoid about someone else >> making money off of you, you better go stuff your head in the sand >> like an ostrich (it'll do just as much good too). Getting ahead is the >> base of any form of trade. Otherwise why waste the time making the >> trade? >> >> Dallin Jones >> >> /* >> PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net >> Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug >> Don't fear the penguin. >> */ >> > Actually it's how any economy works, no matter what you label it, > capitalism, communism, socialism, etc. > Essentially all transactions are trades, whether it's > a) the employee who trades his time/effort for money (with > communism/socialism the gov't owns the enterprise.) > b) the exchange of money for a good or service > c) any barters > d) any other exchange you can think of... > > So no one is really making money off someone else - It's an exchange. With
Not necessarily true. If my employer didn't have a net monetary gain for any of their employees, they would then have no way to stay in business. It's virtually unsustainable for an employer not to make more money off their employees than their employees are making off them. Even in a straight across trade, from my point of view I have to be better off than the person I'm trading with, or there is no incentive to trade. Granted, this example is entirely dependent on point-of-view, but much of the economy is. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
