Oh, fun, a discussion of the labour value theory of economics versus the utility theory of economics. We could be here for weeks figuring this out.
Without any sarcasm whatsoever, I am curious which theory Agorans would rather apply, here. Personally, I lean towards incentivising the work we need done - basically, the utility theory - by increasing the pay given for completing it. However, I am, putting it mildly, sympathetic to your point that some reports take a ton of time to generate, and that that time investment should be rewarded. It’s a difficult question, because of course incentivising difficult jobs also has the effect of making it worthwhile to increase the difficulty of a job. I’d likely vote FOR a proposal along either lines. I’m interested in the consequences either way, even if I do have a preference for which I’d rather explore. -o > On May 10, 2017, at 1:59 AM, Aris Merchant > <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'd prefer to try to make wages match time investment. Offices like > Referee don't seem to do much, whereas the ones I listed (such as > Secretary) seem like they have a ton of responsibilities. I thought of > this after noticing that my last report took several hours to prepare > (not that I'm complaining, see below). That's partly because I'm > really slow, and do it by hand, but other offices seem like they must > have elevated workloads too. That's why I called this "Fair Wages". I > do like your idea about making duties more attractive though. The > Promotor has immense influence over the proposal system, within some > limits, which makes the workload more fair. Perhaps other offices > could be given similar powers of their areas of the game. > > -Aris > > On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Owen Jacobson <o...@grimoire.ca> wrote: >> >>> On May 7, 2017, at 8:45 PM, Aris Merchant >>> <thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Fair enough. We also need to keep nichdel's "Granular Paydays" >>> proposal in mind. Which offices should we cut the pay of? >> >> The ones most reliably performed. (Yes, that includes the Secretary.) I’d >> prefer to implement that pay cut by raising the pay for the under-staffed >> offices, or by rewriting their duties to be more attractive. >> >> -o >>
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