I miss bartering. A relic of days gone. For some reason, during the 90s it was relegated to wage negotiations and "second hand" purchases.
Early 90s had a small few shops willing to "semi barter" with the usual "tell you what buy a new TV AND a vcr and we will knock £20 off and throw in a coax splitter" ut now even those are gone, even negotiating wages is gone thanks to unemployment numbers.
Corps can use the massive unemployment numbers as a counter offer to anyone who negotiates, even if the pool of qualifieds is small.. Which is why HR is so disconnected with work experience requirements.
Bartering on purchases can still be done, you just have to initiate it. Helps if the person knows what they're doing, and has some authority to do so, or can get someone who does.
For wage negotiations, if you work for a small business in a somewhat skilled position, that certainly helps. A single staff member can be a significant bottle neck, unlike in a larger corp. Finding new (competent) staff, and training them can also be a noticeable expense. The only issue now is whether that company is capable of remaining afloat with everything going on.
Bartering can still be done if initiated, but I have found (atleast before covid) it became the domain of high ticket items only. And that's even assuming you can get past the common cashier who isn't willing to fetch their manager/supervisor (likely because said company has no policy and thus doesn't know how to react).
I've had bigger success bartering with localised companies.
So no one knows how to negotiate their pay without a minimum wage? How the fuck did we even get out of the Stone Age?
I miss bartering. A relic of days gone. For some reason, during the 90s it was relegated to wage negotiations and "second hand" purchases.
Early 90s had a small few shops willing to "semi barter" with the usual "tell you what buy a new TV AND a vcr and we will knock £20 off and throw in a coax splitter" ut now even those are gone, even negotiating wages is gone thanks to unemployment numbers.
Corps can use the massive unemployment numbers as a counter offer to anyone who negotiates, even if the pool of qualifieds is small.. Which is why HR is so disconnected with work experience requirements.
Bartering on purchases can still be done, you just have to initiate it. Helps if the person knows what they're doing, and has some authority to do so, or can get someone who does.
For wage negotiations, if you work for a small business in a somewhat skilled position, that certainly helps. A single staff member can be a significant bottle neck, unlike in a larger corp. Finding new (competent) staff, and training them can also be a noticeable expense. The only issue now is whether that company is capable of remaining afloat with everything going on.
Bartering can still be done if initiated, but I have found (atleast before covid) it became the domain of high ticket items only. And that's even assuming you can get past the common cashier who isn't willing to fetch their manager/supervisor (likely because said company has no policy and thus doesn't know how to react).
I've had bigger success bartering with localised companies.