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Yellow posted...

So old people in retail get paid less despite being there for 30 years because the new guy can lift heavier boxes

Not everything has to be for the benefit of the company

Seniority pay guarantees that a worker has something to work towards and that their loyalty will be repaid

If both the new guy and the old guy work hard then sure, seniority can come into play but if you let the old guys just skate by while the new guys work hard then I'm not sure why they deserve anything over the new guys. Also I'm taking about effort not ability, if you are 60 and aren't as strong as you used to be then sure, you can cut them some slack on heavy lifting but they should still be putting in effort. What incentive is there to work hard for either group? If you are an old guy locked in then you can slack by without any trouble why not do the minimum? and if you're a new guy and it doesn't matter how hard you work them why not do the minimum as well?