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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1979288, member: 37498&quot;]I&#039;m aware that everyone is an individual and that individuals matter.&nbsp; However, the statistic that &quot;wages have remained flat&quot; refers not to individuals not getting promoted, but to wages on average.&nbsp; i.e. Stock boy wages in 2004 compared to stock boy wages in 2014.&nbsp; Manager wages in 2004 compared to manager wages in 2014.&nbsp; Not Joe Snuffy the stock boy&#039;s wages in 2004 compared to his wages in 2014, whether he is still a stock boy or if he is a manager.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you mix &quot;wages have remained flat&quot; to the individual example of a stock boy moving up the ranks to management, you are then comparing apples to oranges.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wages have indeed remained flat, especially when adjusted for inflation.&nbsp; (Often they decline when adjusted for inflation)&nbsp; I won&#039;t argue that at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may also be possible that people are not getting promoted as quickly as they used to, especially if the people above them are retiring later.&nbsp; I won&#039;t argue that either, but that&#039;s not what &quot;wages have remained flat&quot; usually refers to.</p><p><br /></p><p>A wise man once told me: &quot;Now back to coins!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll take his advice now...&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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