tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post7741971456032226456..comments2024-03-17T00:13:44.599-07:00Comments on Marty Nemko: Finding Names of Small Companies and People There With Power to Hire YouMarty Nemkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850388752934193821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821345570811107481.post-27468011691546520012012-03-10T10:14:57.973-08:002012-03-10T10:14:57.973-08:00Marty, urging your readers not to forget small bus...Marty, urging your readers not to forget small businesses in their job search is laudable, but you should also be realistic about what to expect from small businesses as well.<br /><br />Many politicians have been sold the notion that most of them are some sort of high-tech or manufacturing startup that will inevitably hire boodles of highly paid people as they grow. BWAHAHAHAHAHA.<br /><br />The overwhelming majority of them fall into one of these categories:<br /><br /><i>Sole proprietorships in which one person employs only himself, either selling or consulting (often because s/he was laid off from an employer doing the same job)<br /><br />Mom-and-pop operations employing only mom and pop—ever<br /><br />Low-paid service job providers such as convenience stores and restaurants, in which the typical pay is minimum wage at best, and for waiters/waitresses $2.13/hour + tips</i><br /><br />Questioning this notion about small businesses as job engines is nothing new. Here are some links:<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/46420876/Why_the_Big_Talk_About_Small_Business_Is_Wrong<br /><br />“Why the big talk about small business is wrong”, a story that appeared in several newspapers in February 2012<br /><br />http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19950704&id=9NpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lW4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4895,2076022<br /><br />1995 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story raising the same questionK-Mannoreply@blogger.com