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What is zero sum labor market?

Updated: 11/2/2022
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zero sum labor market; in my opinion is when two persons can both do a particular type of task driven work. The business organization hires the two people even though there is 'just about' enough work for one employee to handle. The business gives little expectations or procedural way; just speaks of the job to do and hands the work to either or (possibly dividing work easily) When management does not explain what is expected; there will be one who 'makes the rules up' and the other will comply with what is spoken. The one making rules as they go alone becomes dominant (pushy even) the other begins to question what is right. The dominant worker will do all sorts of tricks to keep the competition off balance, until one day the quiet worker says 'what gives' and WHAM... this one is trouble ...fire

them. Business lost nothing. They moved out the most amount of work; now the

other gets ousted and the one remaining gets THE JOB. A WIN WIN in terms of

cost effectiveness. Business had no interest in having two for the job anyway

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