She says she turned down higher -
paying jobs in the private sector, for example.
Without the incentive of loan forgiveness, most professionals in their right minds would prefer higher -
paying jobs in the private sector that will allow them to pay off their debts than roll the dice on a public sector career that may put their finances underwater forever.
Not exact matches
Cohen is also at the center of a huge debate unfolding right now about raising the minimum wage, and the low
pay of service workers
in the restaurant industry, where employment has increased 72 percent since 1992, compared to
job growth of 22 percent
in higher -
paying private sector employment over the same time period.
Wall said that one niche within public
jobs to search for the higher -
paid positions is higher education, where state employees tend to have salaries more
in line with the
private sector.
Further to my earlier post showing that the public /
private sector pay gap is mainly due to more equal
pay for women
in service
jobs, Â a recent piece from Canadian Public Policy by Hou and Coulombe shows that the
pay gap between Canadian born racialized workers and non racialized workers exists almost entirely
in the
private sector and not
in the public
sector.
Another reason for that intolerably high public
sector compensation premium — Further to my earlier post showing that the public /
private sector pay gap is mainly due to more equal
pay for women
in service
jobs, Â a recent piece from Canadian Public Policy by Hou and Coulombe shows that the
pay gap between Canadian born racialized -LSB-...]
We or us would have to
pay the health care cost of the gay couples for government
jobs and
in private sector more company profits go to a non-worker which leave less for the people who actually work for the company.
Could the contrast be any greater between Romney, who looted American companies and shipped their
jobs overseas, only
pays taxes at a 13 % rate, stashes his money
in the Cayman Islands to avoid U.S. taxes, and President Obama who saved GM and created 30 straight months of
private sector job growth?
Who
in their right mind would even want the
job of school superintendent: parents hate you, teachers hate you (if you're doing your
job)-- and the
pay scale for superintendents is absurdly below what would be
paid to a
private sector CEO / COO managing the people and contracts and mandates that public school superintendents manage.
«I'm confident that we have built a top - notch team
in the State Senate that will work directly with the members of this body to achieve great things for New York, including lower taxes and spending, and more good -
paying private sector jobs,» Senator Skelos said.
When workers
in the
private sector are facing
pay restraint, a 1 % average limit on annual increases is necessary to minimise public
sector job losses.
«Maybe
in five or ten years you will be doing a different
job and be better
paid and you won't need that home, you will be able to go into the
private sector... looking at a more flexible system, I think makes sense.»
The truth is that
in both the public and
private sectors people have made sacrifices: longer hours, more flexibility,
pay freezes, to protect
jobs.
The figure represents 22 percent of all
private -
sector wages
paid in New York City
in 2012, even though only 5 percent of the
private -
sector jobs, throughout the whole city, are on Wall Street.
Without question, a 45 percent toll hike on trucks is fiscally irresponsible and will likely result
in fewer
private sector jobs, a less competitive economy and New York families
paying more for basic necessities.
You have to keep
in mind, these are very high -
paying jobs — on average, about five times higher than the comparable salaries
in the
private sector.»
He said that he would promote «more
job security for workers
in private and public
sectors» as well as «promoting fairness
in pay and aspiration.
As Westchester County Executive, Rob Astorino championed smarter, more efficient government and lower taxes, resulting
in more than 30,000 new, well
paying private sector jobs for the area.
While no one questions the need for updated infrastructure
in our county, the best way to
pay for it is not «one shot» repairs and maintenance expenses, but by creating real sustainable revenues through
private sector job growth.
Even fewer want to carry on studying rather than get a
job in the
private sector, which
pays even better, obviously.
He said that he has every confidence
in Harvard's ability to train excellent public leaders — but that ability won't help students who can't afford tuition or take
private sector jobs to
pay off loans.
Research indicates that today's public -
sector workers such as teachers receive less compensation — or combined
pay and benefits — than similar workers
in the
private sector.25 Historically, public -
sector jobs were attractive to workers due to their stability, their high - quality benefits such as defined - benefit pensions, as well as their intangible benefits such as pride
in public service.
This forgiveness program acts as an incentive to work
in public service since
private sector jobs often have higher
pay rates.
This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from
private sector guy, gets into office, legislates
in favor of
private sector guy,
private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation
in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more
private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative
in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over
private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on
private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes
private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are
in awe and re-elect the politician...
private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new
private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new
private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon,
pay more for widgets, lose
job in widget factory, hate
private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan
in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.
«The
pay disparities between public - and
private -
sector law
jobs have widened over the past two decades to the point that law - firm
jobs can
pay three to five times what graduates earn
in the public realm.
Starting
pay for graduates and school leavers with A levels
in the armed forces is at least on a par with that for other public
sector employers and
in some instances may be more generous than for first
jobs in similar areas
in the
private sector.
However, the
pay may well be lower than for similar
jobs in the
private sector.
Pay special attention to the
job titles as they are sometimes different
in the
private sector.