RE: Treaty Grounds

["Jerry L. Schutz" <jschutz@moscow.com>]

Bob,  I don't want to get into a debate on minimum wage.  I would make the
point that if a person chooses to sell their time, for whatever wage be it a
minimum wage burger flipping at McDonalds or the CEO of Microsoft, they
should have at least a modicum of responsibility to the employer and a
desire to the job to the best of their abilities.

If an employee can't at least do that, then all the money in the world isn't
going to make them any better.  It's ethic, attitude, and pride in a job
well done that makes the difference and is lacking in many job-seekers
today.

A job is neither a God-given right, nor an entitlement.  I'd like to think
most of us in business do the best we can to pay our employees a living
wage, treat them fairly, and keep our customers coming back. I know there
are abuses on both sides, but we do what we can do in our own little corners
of the world.

Jerry L. Schutz