Comments on: Take a page out of the Civil Rights Movement Handbook http://youngandemployed.com/2009/08/31/take-a-page-out-of-the-civil-rights-movement-handbook/ Perspectives on business from young marketing and public relations professionals Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:46:15 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jess http://youngandemployed.com/2009/08/31/take-a-page-out-of-the-civil-rights-movement-handbook/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Jess Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:33:29 +0000 http://youngandemployed.com/?p=150#comment-131 @Jose - I agree there are risks to the Market Driven approach, especially when there are a lot of people unemployed. That is why you need to keep yourself indemand by aquiring new skills, creating great contacts and being an excellent employee! @Jose – I agree there are risks to the Market Driven approach, especially when there are a lot of people unemployed. That is why you need to keep yourself indemand by aquiring new skills, creating great contacts and being an excellent employee!

]]> By: Jose http://youngandemployed.com/2009/08/31/take-a-page-out-of-the-civil-rights-movement-handbook/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Jose Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:26:58 +0000 http://youngandemployed.com/?p=150#comment-129 What you are proposing is a Market Driven approach, also known as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott" rel="nofollow">boycott</a>. I am all for that, as long as it is a voluntary action. If people only worked for certain kind of companies, then other companies will adapt their policies to make themselves more attractive to employees. It has happened, to an extent, in the US. For example, there is no law requiring paid vacation on the US on most states. There isn't even a law requiring paid sick leave on most states. However, I haven't met a company that didn't offered some kind of paid leave. They do because the market has forced them. There are some detrimental market forces for employees as well. Some that must be accepted if you follow a Market Driven (a.k.a. boycott) approach. For example, when there are plenty of people available for work, then companies can offer less salary and benefits in exchange for allowing more employees to work. This is limited in our country because people still have one option: deciding not to work at all. Which brings us back to the beauty of the Market Based Approach suggested (Boycott companies that do not follow policies that you do not like). What you are proposing is a Market Driven approach, also known as a boycott. I am all for that, as long as it is a voluntary action.

If people only worked for certain kind of companies, then other companies will adapt their policies to make themselves more attractive to employees.

It has happened, to an extent, in the US. For example, there is no law requiring paid vacation on the US on most states. There isn’t even a law requiring paid sick leave on most states. However, I haven’t met a company that didn’t offered some kind of paid leave. They do because the market has forced them.

There are some detrimental market forces for employees as well. Some that must be accepted if you follow a Market Driven (a.k.a. boycott) approach. For example, when there are plenty of people available for work, then companies can offer less salary and benefits in exchange for allowing more employees to work. This is limited in our country because people still have one option: deciding not to work at all. Which brings us back to the beauty of the Market Based Approach suggested (Boycott companies that do not follow policies that you do not like).

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