Someone tell me this answer

[WNYresident]

I'm gonna get flamed for this.

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?

Good example is what does someone get paid to work at the DMV ? I dont know I'm just asking.

To sit on a stool and be handed a form. They enter the data into a computer and send off the people to pay at the next counter. The next person takes your form and collects what ever the fee is.


At Mcdonalds they also have you fill the order and cash the client out.

Who get's paid more the person at the burger joint of the DMV employee?

[300miles]

The difference is the DMV data requires a certain degree of quality control, privacy and security. While the mcdonalds data is basically unimportant after the order is complete.

The DMV forms are also much more complex than filling out an order for burger and fries.

Different skills and different background requirements are needed

[WNYresident]

Ok bad example on my part. How about the person who sells you a cell phone at a kiosk at the mall?

There's privacy issues there too. They take a lot of information from you which needs to filled out properly. Credit information, addresses, even your SSI number if they are running a credit check on you. There's a certian level of trust there too.

What do those people make per hour?

[Stevenco]

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?



Not to be petty, but at least write the question in English. I really don't understand the question because it makes NO sense.

[buffy]

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?

yes, petty, but, I always LOVED these sentences on tests where you have to restructure them ... I submit...
"Why is a government employee with a low skill set paid more than other similiarly low skilled workers?"

HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION:
Someone tell me why ANY public employee, other than those who must have access to specialized vehicles (emergency), should have a taxpayer provided car? Supply your own car and submit reimbursement for milage & gas! NO CARS! NO DRIVERS!

[Stevenco]

No, I really didn't understand the question, but then again, I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, neither.

[buffy]

the important thing is that you've got a tool and you know how to use it

[Ragin]

the important thing is that you've got a tool and you know how to use it

*giggle* :D

[atotaltotalfan2001]

the important thing is that you've got a tool and you know how to use it

And you know that how?;)

[atotaltotalfan2001]

I'm gonna get flamed for this.

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?

Good example is what does someone get paid to work at the DMV ? I dont know I'm just asking.

To sit on a stool and be handed a form. They enter the data into a computer and send off the people to pay at the next counter. The next person takes your form and collects what ever the fee is.


At Mcdonalds they also have you fill the order and cash the client out.

Who get's paid more the person at the burger joint of the DMV employee?

I'm not going to flame you for asking that question. The only answer I can think of is that one worker is unionized and the other is not.

Then again, I'm not thinking all that clearly, having been distracted by the issue of Stevenco's tool.

[Stevenco]

She's talking about my keyboard and persuasive style of writing. Get you're minds out of the gutter.

[therising]

I'm gonna get flamed for this.

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?

Good example is what does someone get paid to work at the DMV ? I dont know I'm just asking.

To sit on a stool and be handed a form. They enter the data into a computer and send off the people to pay at the next counter. The next person takes your form and collects what ever the fee is.


At Mcdonalds they also have you fill the order and cash the client out.

Who get's paid more the person at the burger joint of the DMV employee?


Sorry to change the topic from Stevenco's tool, but, Res, you're using minimum wage type jobs as a comparison; jobs that people cannot support a family on.
If municipal (DMV etc) jobs were to sink to this level, we're going to get the likes of teenagers working these jobs. I'm not sure I'd want that.

[dtwarren]

Sorry to change the topic from Stevenco's tool, but, Res, you're using minimum wage type jobs as a comparison; jobs that people cannot support a family on.
If municipal (DMV etc) jobs were to sink to this level, we're going to get the likes of teenagers working these jobs. I'm not sure I'd want that.

At times I think it may be an improvement, did you ever have to have something filed at the City Court's Civil Judgment Room?

[Curmudgeon]

Sorry to change the topic from Stevenco's tool, but, Res, you're using minimum wage type jobs as a comparison; jobs that people cannot support a family on.
If municipal (DMV etc) jobs were to sink to this level, we're going to get the likes of teenagers working these jobs. I'm not sure I'd want that.

Here's a novel idea: put up the entire DMV customer-service operation up to bid, set quality-of-service requirements in the contract, and let the private sector determine how much to pay the employees. If it ain't working, fire the contractor and get another one. That's how it currently works in a lot of other states. Oh, and let non-union companies bid as well.

If it can work for a lot of of the rest of the country, it can work here. We'd probably get a better attitude from the people who work there if they knew they could get fired for being crappy employees. That old battle-axe at Northtown Plaza was a legend. She was the one who told you where you had to go when you first walked in, and she usually did tell you where to go....

Yep, privatize the whole damned thing.

[farmall806]

Why does someone who works for the government with a skill set lower than someone needs to work at Mcdonalds get paid more along with benefits?

I would love to have one of those jobs!!!:D Here is an example of an ACTUAL GOVERNMENT JOB!! Maximum allowed Pay is $50.00 per month. Wage is set at $8.00 per hour. The first month the person worked on the job, they worked a total of 20 hours. Does not take a genius to realize that $50.00 divided by 20 hours worked = $2.50 PER HOUR!!:eek: :eek: :( :mad: :rolleyes:

[tronix75]

Ok bad example on my part. How about the person who sells you a cell phone at a kiosk at the mall?

There's privacy issues there too. They take a lot of information from you which needs to filled out properly. Credit information, addresses, even your SSI number if they are running a credit check on you. There's a certian level of trust there too.

What do those people make per hour?


How about a toll booth collector?, there's a real brain busting job.
If that was private sector, it would qualify for minimum wage.

[Bfloguy14207]

The difference is the DMV data requires a certain degree of quality control, privacy and security. While the mcdonalds data is basically unimportant after the order is complete.

The DMV forms are also much more complex than filling out an order for burger and fries.

Different skills and different background requirements are needed


And at the Pizza joint they have caller ID (That you can't block) so they get to collect your name , address & phone number. Which is no better then the young kids working at the Burger joint. So how does this fit with the pay scale?

[300miles]

And at the Pizza joint they have caller ID (That you can't block) so they get to collect your name , address & phone number. Which is no better then the young kids working at the Burger joint. So how does this fit with the pay scale?
The DMV has much more personal information on us than just name, address, and phone.