Certainly, one of the most important things about a given job offer, is the wages, so of. Pretty disappointingly, for most people that receive a job offer, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of give and take involved. Rather, most of the time, the salary so being offered, is what it is going to be, and pretty much the person receiving such an offer, is left with just the decision of whether or not to accept the terms of it. Now, some employers, consisting usually of smaller companies, are more reasonable, as well as being more flexible, so there are in those types of situations, some actual give and take. However, when it comes to a significant amount of the biggest employers, they often have little or no interest, in any sort of negotiation, whatsoever; especially when they are the biggest employer around, by far.
It shouldn’t be that the wages at the biggest conglomerates, are pretty much dictated by that conglomerate; but, in a day and age in which labor unions have been eviscerated, that pretty much is the case. Of course, from an employer perspective, one’s labor costs are a critical component in maintaining good profitability, and to the degree that a given employer can keep those labor wages suppressed, then the better this will be for their bottom line. So then, for many a large employer, labor is just another cost component; of which, therefore management’s objective is never really about being fair, or even about doing right, but rather has almost everything to do with, providing only enough of a wage salary that will enable these conglomerates to find enough employees, at the lowest cost point, so considered, for reliable help.
There are few people that believe that labor, at any time, has an equal seat at the same table with those that are their employer. What we so find, is that, the biggest employers, pretty much are in the command position; therefore, it is that said employer who typically is the one who sets the prevailing wage levels for given positions; knowing full well that prospective employees have to find some sort of work, in order to bring in necessary income, so that, these people, then, are very susceptible to often just accepting what is so tendered to them, fair or not.
It is disappointing, that the national government, has not done its good part, to either index the national minimum wage to inflation, or alternatively to take the necessary steps to redefine the principle of the minimum wage to represent, a living wage, instead. In point of fact, a look around, would indicate that the biggest conglomerates that the world has ever known, are more than holding their own; whereas, a significant percentage of those so working for them, directly or indirectly, are getting mere crumbs, in return.
The bottom line is that many of our biggest employers are not interested in any sort of labor negotiation, and pretty much don’t have to worry about such, because in absence of organized labor, it is all so easy for those employers to pay only what they so determine that they will pay for those that work for them.