# I pit my Boss and his friend.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 6, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790 "2006-01-06T20:11:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790/21 "2006-01-11T16:16:30Z")

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> [@featherlou](#):
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> I think I should start a public awareness campaign in Calgary - we are definitely NOT in an employer’s market here, but people are still acting like we are. You know that thing about 100 people lined up to take the job if you don’t? Not happening here. Employer’s **can not** get enough employees here.

Have you tried raising the pay offered? They’ll beat a path to your door.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790/22 "2006-01-11T22:41:48Z")

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> [@Fear Itself](#):
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> Have you tried raising the pay offered? They’ll beat a path to your door.

Sorry, but I have no idea what this has to do with Calgary being an employee’s market.

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790/23 "2006-01-11T22:58:26Z")

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> [@featherlou](#):
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> Alright, who snuck that extra apostrophe in while I wasn’t looking?

An errant apostrophe is not a catastrophe.  
Two wrong’s don’t make a rite.

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**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-boss-and-his-friend/338790/24 "2006-01-11T23:09:27Z")

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> [@Fear Itself](#):
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> Have you tried raising the pay offered? They’ll beat a path to your door.

I think you misunderstand. Companies would gladly hire more people here, if only there were people to hire. Salary ain’t an issue if there’s no one to take it.

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