> do you actually believe that's how wages are often set
He'd be wrong if he thought anything else. Obviously supply and demand always determines price. There is no question on that front.
The only problem with the previous comment, perhaps, is thinking that this particular gruelling/isolating work leads to fewer people being willing to drive the trucks than actually happens. The reality is the average trucker running typical routes isn't really experiencing anything all that gruelling/isolating in the grand scheme of things, so it is a more attractive career than suggested. It's not a cushy programming job by any stretch, but it's still quite comfortable compared to a lot of work out there.
The general premise is valid, though. There are clear examples of other, albeit arguably more, gruelling/isolating work that can't get anyone to even consider the job without big dollar signs. He is just overestimating how undesirable trucking in particular is. For a lot of people, trucking is their ideal career.
But, in fairness, the comment was in reply to an article that suggests, at least for some routes, that there is trouble attracting drivers. So it wasn’t exactly off-base. The original article may be.
He'd be wrong if he thought anything else. Obviously supply and demand always determines price. There is no question on that front.
The only problem with the previous comment, perhaps, is thinking that this particular gruelling/isolating work leads to fewer people being willing to drive the trucks than actually happens. The reality is the average trucker running typical routes isn't really experiencing anything all that gruelling/isolating in the grand scheme of things, so it is a more attractive career than suggested. It's not a cushy programming job by any stretch, but it's still quite comfortable compared to a lot of work out there.
The general premise is valid, though. There are clear examples of other, albeit arguably more, gruelling/isolating work that can't get anyone to even consider the job without big dollar signs. He is just overestimating how undesirable trucking in particular is. For a lot of people, trucking is their ideal career.
But, in fairness, the comment was in reply to an article that suggests, at least for some routes, that there is trouble attracting drivers. So it wasn’t exactly off-base. The original article may be.