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In the time it took me to write this article my price just went up to $24 a day.

I lost a ton of money today to noobs in my new company. I didn't think it was SO unprofitable to hire noobs, but it is. I'm going to run out the contracts and then start hiring 2's+ because anything lower is a guaranteed loss.

Hrmmm. Well I could hire a few more people. Maybe i'll do that now.

I'm not saying that every GM should go hire their own token noob, just reimburse me for doing a service to the country.

Part of the problem is how weak the economy is. When I first started playing if you hired a new worker you were just about breaking even because of how much you could sell things for. Now companies are scared to hire anyone, regardless of their skills, because nobody is buying much.

I don't like being a "noob" but I'm glad I got the opportunity to start somewhere. I agree the economy is flawed though. If you could get more xp for doing a better job it would get some of the more competent people advancing faster.

@NeilP99: I agree no one is buying much and that has to do with how quickly the economy changed because of the new formulas. People need to realize that food and gifts aren't going to be a dime a piece anymore and need to just accept it.

@Gaarth: Sorry for the "noob" thing, nothing personal. But even if people gained skill faster we still have the issue of hiring the person with no skill whatsoever.

So what's the solution? Should there be national companies thus creating a "public sector"?

The faster people moved up in skill the sooner they would not be a detriment to the company. Also, creating an incentive to gain X number of XP for every promotion within a company could give companies an incentive to promote loyalty.

I need to get rid of some employees because they are way over paid for their production. 🙁

It won't let me leave my company now

I came to the conclusion a couple of weeks ago that the problem is that there is no demand for Q1 items. They're essentially worthless for anyone that wants to be at all serious about playing the game. Because of this, most companies are focused on upgrading so that they can actually make a profit, but Q1 companies are the only place that new people can work. (At least as far as I understand, anyway. I don't own a business, so correct me if I'm wrong.)I don't think this problem will go away anytime soon unless the admins do a serious revamping of the benefits of each quality of each item. Failing that, the government would have to take a hand and, dare-I-say, bail-out those companies trying to get by hiring newbies.

I put a lot of cash into my companies and posted 20 jobs in each for 0+ skill at $2.50 per day.

With more people coming in, it is likely that as jobs are scarce, I will lose less of them as they improve in skill (an issue before) and I needn't pay exorbitant wages.

I think $2.500 is low, but it is reasonable right now.

I know I will lose money through these people, but I have good work forces now and know that to sell my goods in the future, I need to help new players earn money now.

I am willing to operate at a loss for a few weeks.

Oh, and good article by the way.

Kila H Rosten: You're wrong. Newbies can work everywhere, even Q5 companies. It's just that without a house and a good salary to buy good food they can't do it for long.

http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/now-hiring-no-previous-experience-required-40-positions-0-skill--698643/1

I have enough money to take on more for a while, until they can hold their own or abandon me...

Thanks for the correction. I guess the only other issue preventing it is that the higher quality companies don't want to higher them because they only have a limited number of slots to fill and they'd rather have those with a higher skill.

Those newcomers need to put the gold they get back into the company.

The 5 gold you get (and a friend gets) when you reach level 5 (6?) should be used in companies.

Lets say 10 people join and were invited by current members. Once those people reach level 5 (6?) those 10 people and the 10 people who invited them will recieve 5 gold each, 100 gold total. That would easily purchase a Q2 company with spending money.

What current owners need to do is fire inactive employees. If someone has a 0.5 skill and hasn't worked for 4 days, fire them and replace them with someone else. This will make room for the noobs.

My thought (as a noob) is that training schools where you work/learn for the minimum wage would be useful. These schools could be set up to create items for the Army which could stockpile them for need in a war rather then dumping in the market and lowering the price.

People should not be looking to earn a lot in an entry level job, but not having a job leads to lack of skill/xp and therefore stagnation/boredom.

The Govt should make a Govt owned business for each skill type that stays at lvl 1 and hires anyone that cant find a job for base minimum wage (currently $1). That way we have no unemployment and people can advance and since its only $1 they will try and find another job asap when their skill permits. Also if anyone is worried about new companies starting and not finding employee's, they can offer slightly more then $1 pay and attract the workers. Unemployment at all just hurts our country as a whole.

I fire anyone who hasn't worked for 4 days, and then I post new offers in the job market. This may seem harsh, but it's a cruel world and I need people to work everyday.

Oh and I agree they need to do away with #2. I am not a fan of another government program though. If you don't have the capital, don't start the business.

My company is always hiring....

If you vote for me and help me get nominated for the libertarian party in Feb '09 There WILL be nough jobs1

I can't afford to hire noobs. I wish I could, but I just can't. The max productivity is stupid, and taking it away would create more jobs. If the government gave me a bonus for hiring noobs I would do it, but I just don't have the money.

Not to poach citzens, but new citzens with low skills can benefit from looking at less developed countries. There are some countries recently free from a revolt and there are countries like Thailand that could benefit from an influx of workers.

II'm a new citizen and a better wage and coller jobs seems good to me

Depending on when you checked, that manufacturing company that was hiring, was probably me. Check the company blog (http://tjellecompany.tumblr.com/) and you'll see we just announced that we will no longer hire anyone with less than skill 1 in manufacturing, no exception. Why? Because it costs way too much money, they don't pull their own weight.

Therefore, I completely agree that intervention preferablly on admin level, but possibly on government level is highly needed.

Too many variables in productivity.

When I started I saw the message to go help in the raw materials field. I then clicked on the highest paying job availible... a Q3 producing wood. The owner stilled hired me, a daisy fresh rookie then helped me with wellness, and even offered me a loan to get a better house. When he had to cut my wage in half ( market contracting ) after a few weeks of work I stuck with him since he helped me so much. He made a gamble with me but the results were: I always buy the best food I can afford sometimes for more then my wage, Ive repaid my loan for the home, regularly go 4 out of 5 with 4 supershots when I work, am about a 4.0 productivity, and will hit the 30 day mark with him in 3 days. I COULD have taken a job with a bit better wage for several weeks now but decided that like in real life sometimes your boss being a good one is worth more then the extra bit in pay.

Higher quality owners hirer the newb, give him direction on how not to be a noob, and it might be more profitable in the long run for you

Nice Article

This problem is in all areas and skills?

I can try to help anyone here that really want to work and have an adventurous spirit. |Just PM me or reply me here.

I think noobies need to look at the Human Resources section. If you look there, there are dozens of jobs. Some even pay $4 for a skill 0 newbie.

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This article was valid days ago. In reaction to it a lot of companies have posted these offers so some of the numbers are going to be outdated. But keep in mind that we've gained 500 citizens in less than a week. Jobs can't keep up for too much longer.

I'm pretty sure our president wrote an article suggesting the idea for government supported starter companies to train new workers, and the response seemed to be against it. Maybe you guys should ask him to consider writing a new article about it with what you guys say here taken into consideration. I think government started businesses would be great - they could even provide the materials for new players to survive, and help regulate the market so that extreme prices (not to be confused with competitive prices) are more rare

@Trumpet: Couldn't find anything in his articles....Gawd I'm bored.

if the minimum wage was removed, they could hire skill 0 workers for 10c or so (enough to buy q1 food) for afew days till they were high enough for a real job.