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2007-04-16 Europe

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 DoD has adopted a merit based pay system called National Security Personnel System (NSPS)for DoD civilian workers. http://public.dover.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123028490
It started taking effect, at least for the Air Force, last October (FY07) and to date the effect on productivity has been significant. The quality and quantity of engineers that the AF has been able to hire in the last few months is amazing. At Warner Robins ALC, the AF is hiring top engineers away from local industry. Something that I have not seen in the 30+ years I have worked with the defense industry. It is amazing what can happen when you pay people what they are worth.

Posted by RWV 2007-04-16 02:44|| 2007-04-16 02:44|| Front Page Top

#2 He, he, he.

Posted by Alisa Rosenbaum 2007-04-16 05:01|| 2007-04-16 05:01|| Front Page Top

#3 It seems two concepts are being conflated in this article: equal pay for equivalent work (dustmen and cleaning ladies), and equal pay for unequal effort within a given job description. The first is a good idea so long as secretaries aren't equated with engineers, although it discourages women from going for previously higher paying "men's jobs" and eventually somewhat integrating job categories. The second is what discourages hard work. The first costs more, with no improvement in productivity, merely an end to historical discrimination. The second, that's where the benefit of tying pay to [quality] output is better than 1:1.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-04-16 06:51|| 2007-04-16 06:51|| Front Page Top

#4 The reason Communism failed was because there was no money in it...

Posted by tu3031 2007-04-16 12:04|| 2007-04-16 12:04|| Front Page Top

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