Originally Posted by Lab Rat

Why are you blaming capitalism? Do you think the antithesis to capitalism - socialism and communism - is the better alternative? And by the way, labor unions operate on capitalistic principles just as much as any corporation. Would you ever turn down a dollar more in your hourly wage, or would you ever reach a point in which you would turn it down because you are not "greedy"?


First, I could care less about getting "respect" from any manager. The point of any career is to exchange a skill set for a wages and benefits that I feel is commensurate for the time I'm willing to give to them. In other words, my feelings are not hurt because I do not get hugs and kisses from my boss.

Second, have you ever wondered why most airlines pay their pilots the wages they do for the schedules they work while other industries offer their respective employees better wages and schedules for their skills? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that 20,000+ people compete for less than 500 job openings and are willing to do it for practically nothing while accepting lousy schedules. Don't believe me? Check out how many times your typical pilot will complain about his or her job and then, in the same breath say something like "beats working in a cubicle" or "this is the best job in the world." Don't blame the managers for taking advantage of a buyers market - you all do it to yourselves.

1. free-market system: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit.

Did you notice the phrase "private ownership" in the above definition? No corporation exists for the sole purpose of providing you with a job. If you like what they have to offer than agree to work for them. If not, then go somewhere else. Once you drop your entitlement attitude and realize the world does not owe you everything you desire, then and only then will this make sense to you.