Lowballers

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Originally Posted by loners4me

I've been asked to officiate some Boys & Girls club hoops. However the pay stinks.

Should I acccept it?

In my real job I hate lowballers because it lowers the market for the rest of us.

I know they dont have money, but is that my fault?

Something I'm pondering.........

It's a personal decision. I do games for a basketball 'factory'. They are in the business of basketball with a great facility and lots of top AAU games. They pay crap and they know it. If I'm not busy and I feel like working, I'll do them and have no qualms about turning back games if I get a better offer. The 'assignor' who works for the business knows this and I constantly let him know his pay stinks. He's a good guy and has a ton of headaches with refs because of the lousy pay but his hands are tied by the owner.

Summer ball I don't mind since nothing is going on but there is that feeling you're being taken advantage of with their game fees.

A non profit is another story.