Posted by Savory on October 03, 2002 at 05:15:35:
In Reply to: Re: Wage Capping posted by molly on October 02, 2002 at 18:10:40:
: Taking the former postee's comment a lead is a lead is a lead then the argument could be posed that if I started 1 year ago and another lead started 5 years ago and we do the same job we work the same amount of hours and have the same responsibilities why should she get more just because she has been there longer isn't that what the 401k plan is for the longer you work the more they contribute and pay should be equal.
The 5-year employee should be making more than the 1-year employee precisely for the reason you stated: Because the 5-year employee has been there longer. Longevity should be rewarded with a higher rate of pay as well as increased benefits (the 401k plan). The 5-year employee has invested more of his/her time contributing to the success of the company than the 1-year. They've put more into it and they should be getting more out of it.