Monday, September 16, 2013
class and education
I worked in a place where your education didn't really matter because i got taught what to do as soon as i started. i was trained while working there. I worked at a library, I still do. I got taught how to do everything i did working at a library. At the library back at home i would help check books in, look for things on the microfilms, and organize the DVDs. At the library on campus i put things in to the computer, shelf read, check in journals, etc. For things like this your education doesn't really matter. The most you need to know is how to use a computer, how to write and the alphabet all the other things you are taught to do. I don't think i really was treated different because of where i worked i was treated pretty much the same but i think that is because i am still young and in college. I don't think the level of education a worker has should determine the amount they are paid or treated. we are all people. i would expect someone to treat me according to my personality not how much schooling i have. schooling doesn't account for what you learn through experiencing something.
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Your post has a lot of good points. I volunteer at a library and you really don't need any sort of real education for it. The most I needed was knowing the alphabet, as you said in your post. A lot of jobs require experience and common sense, not just education. And you're very right that people should treat others based on who they are as a person. Education has nothing to do with how you should treat someone.
ReplyDeleteI think that, while people shouldn't be treated differently for differences in education, there should definitely be a difference in compensation. Think about how much you're paying (not you, Sarah lol) for a Cedar Crest education. Now imagine you're working in your field next to someone who didn't get an education in that field. You've paid to have more knowledge and be more useful in the position, and the compensation should reflect your increased value to the company. If that weren't the case there would be no motivation to go to school. Like I said, everyone should be treated with respect and with value regardless of their education level, but you should absolutely be paid more for making yourself more valuable to your employer.
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