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> From: Jonathan West
> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:36 AM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Hiring Discrimination
>
> ...Would you accept a 4% reduction in your pay packet
> in exchange for another 2 weeks of paid leave? If so, it
> would be roughly neutral financially for the employer,
> though it might need to be a bit more than 4% to account
> for the fact that the employer wouldn't get a 4%
> reduction on health insurance premiums for you...
>
Sure, *I'd* accept that offer in a minute. But even in a market like
Metro DC, where TWs are in relatively high demand, you don't see
employers enticing new hires with extra days off. If no one's offering,
maybe it costs the company a lot more than you think.
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