29th March 2006, 02:14 PM
Absolutely, I have also volunteered in one way or another over the last ten years, sometimes I have paid to do it, sometimes it has been no cost, sometimes I have had nominal "expenses" thrust into my grubby but grateful palm.
The examples you give are presumably not in commercial contracting outfits. I am referring to another thread where some BAJRists object to retirees and second careerists taking jobs at low (or no)wages bcause they can afford to, thus driving wages down and taking jobs away from fresh faced new grads. I am not totally convinced that this is widespread enough to cause a problem, and basically have no problem with it anyway. If people enjoy doing something, and most importantly can do it satisfactorily, then of course it will be unpaid or low paid. It's a blow for those wishing to make a living out of it, true, but there it is.
It's the extreme example of an entire post-ex sorting department (!) in a commercial organisation that I wonder about. I suppose that there is nothing wrong with a firm gaining a commercial advantage if they can get unpaid staff to carry out relatively repetitive, possibly monotonous (did I say that?[:I]) tasks if under experienced skilled supervision. Or even highly skilled work if they have the skill. Maybe I'm not that opposed after all!
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
The examples you give are presumably not in commercial contracting outfits. I am referring to another thread where some BAJRists object to retirees and second careerists taking jobs at low (or no)wages bcause they can afford to, thus driving wages down and taking jobs away from fresh faced new grads. I am not totally convinced that this is widespread enough to cause a problem, and basically have no problem with it anyway. If people enjoy doing something, and most importantly can do it satisfactorily, then of course it will be unpaid or low paid. It's a blow for those wishing to make a living out of it, true, but there it is.
It's the extreme example of an entire post-ex sorting department (!) in a commercial organisation that I wonder about. I suppose that there is nothing wrong with a firm gaining a commercial advantage if they can get unpaid staff to carry out relatively repetitive, possibly monotonous (did I say that?[:I]) tasks if under experienced skilled supervision. Or even highly skilled work if they have the skill. Maybe I'm not that opposed after all!
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.