The Requirements Of Pay

[Publius]

Originally Posted by Interested Ump

What are your thoughts?

Mine are that if pay were based on performance, instead of every umpire getting the same game fee just because he draws breath, wears the "right" color jersey, and belongs to the "right" association, more umpires would work to get better on their own instead of meeting the minimum standard and calling it a year.

Realtors have standards?

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Publius

Mine are that if pay were based on performance, instead of every umpire getting the same game fee just because he draws breath, wears the "right" color jersey, and belongs to the "right" association, more umpires would work to get better on their own instead of meeting the minimum standard and calling it a year.

It's a pisser alright. And it's irrational. And most orgs are run by Old Guard who get the elite games many of those Guardies are pisserpoor umpires.

Realtors have standards?

Few. A Pulse is the only one I can think of.

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Interested Ump

If we were to compute our pay in hourly form, for the sake of comparison only, we would be compensated in the range of $10 to $75.

Is it too much to ask that we would have testing, training and a certification process (all of which reflects the academic accomplishments by taking courseware, examination of OBR rules, mechanics, local rules and similar)?

Arguments are made that welders, longshoremen, plumbers, Realtors and others have standards, why not us?

What are your thoughts?

Hell you know mine. You'd never make more than the $10 range.