It allows both sides to negotiate. If you can convince them you’re worth a premium, you can command a premium relative to your new coworkers.
But if you come across looking like a bargain, employers will gladly pay a bargain to have you.
What it boils down to is agency: standardized wages is just another way to fix the price of labor. People that believe they are worth more also believe they should get paid more, and they can use their individual agency to test that theory on an open job market.
But if you come across looking like a bargain, employers will gladly pay a bargain to have you.
What it boils down to is agency: standardized wages is just another way to fix the price of labor. People that believe they are worth more also believe they should get paid more, and they can use their individual agency to test that theory on an open job market.