Dear Jane,
About your comment "As for your personal experience and observation, two people doing same job in same company yet not same pay because one had a better pay from previous company – throwing away all my theory & experience talk, in layman language – please answer this simple question – would you accept a new job offer that pays a lower salary than your old job?
This is exactly what I mean. The salary should be based on what one should deserve and as per their eligibility and not what one was getting in previous organization. But unfortunately this is not the case.
Coming to the point that "please answer this simple question – would you accept a new job offer that pays a lower salary than your old job?"
This is again very subjective. May be yes, may be no. I am currently working outside my native place. If i get a job at my home town in the same profile, no second thoughts I would take that job. This is just one example, depending on "conditions" people do take job where salary is less or same.
I dont intent to question your experience of 20 years. I am just putting across my point and observations. If you have not seen anything or expereienced anything doesnt means that it doesnt exist. What you have expereinced and observed might be true, just because I havent seen it doesnt means it is not true. This theory applies both ways.
About your comment "As for your personal experience and observation, two people doing same job in same company yet not same pay because one had a better pay from previous company – throwing away all my theory & experience talk, in layman language – please answer this simple question – would you accept a new job offer that pays a lower salary than your old job?
This is exactly what I mean. The salary should be based on what one should deserve and as per their eligibility and not what one was getting in previous organization. But unfortunately this is not the case.
Coming to the point that "please answer this simple question – would you accept a new job offer that pays a lower salary than your old job?"
This is again very subjective. May be yes, may be no. I am currently working outside my native place. If i get a job at my home town in the same profile, no second thoughts I would take that job. This is just one example, depending on "conditions" people do take job where salary is less or same.
I dont intent to question your experience of 20 years. I am just putting across my point and observations. If you have not seen anything or expereienced anything doesnt means that it doesnt exist. What you have expereinced and observed might be true, just because I havent seen it doesnt means it is not true. This theory applies both ways.