On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Andrey <[email protected]> wrote: >What gets me is how foreigners have no qualms about trying to exploit other people. Please forgive me for >feeling a little peeved because of the brazenness with which some expats assume that well-educated and >stimulating Russian women must be ecstatic about the possibilities of a dead-end and humiliating job that >pays hardly enough to survive in Moscow.
I don't understand your objections here Andrey. Peter is offering a job, if it's underpaid or 'humiliating' he won't find anyone to do the work. He's not forcing anyone to take the job. With the current unemployment rate in Russia someone might be grateful for the opportunity. Either way he either finds someone willing to do the job or he raises the money (or lowers his expectations), the market decides. I employ people myself here - and pay above the standard wage level in the sector. I haven't given any of my staff a pay cut during the crisis. Talking to my employees about previous jobs they have had assures me that there are plenty of Russians out there exploiting people. Generalisations about foreigners are as meaningless as any conclusions I could draw from their reports. There is something in your statement though that annoys me, you seem to be indicating that any well-educated person deserves a high salary. I've come across this attitude before here, many times, especially among programmers who have just finished university. Irrespective of their abilities, skills or attitudes to work, they feel that they have earned the automatic right to a top end salary. That's just wrong. Best Regards Nick Wilsdon e3internet http://www.e3internet.com Skype: Nick_Wilsdon US Tel: (415) 508-4120 UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 3287 6977 RU Tel: +7 499 5029700 UK Fax: +44 (0) 207 900 3170 Personal Blog: http://NickWilsdon.com http://www.RussianMarketer.com > >
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