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I have worked a lot of jobs in my life, including at least one I would consider as being a "professional", and I've never had a contract other than an employee handbook that tells me what my legal rights are (which I have with or without the handbook). I may be wrong but I don't think employment contracts are used in this country unless somone is being employed under unique circumstances (different from other employees of the company) or as a independent contractor/ consultant, etc.
"the real problem isn't so much we lack professional people to fill the jobs, but we lack professional employers to higher professional employees?"
I think that's partly true. This an industry with almost no barrier to entry- no licensing, minimal need for equipment or up front capital. So anybody can do it. The market is flooded with inexpensive and/ or inexperienced service providers which devalues the service across the board. Combine that with the fact that what we do has an inherent value in people eyes that is lower than say, professional services, so there is a limit to what we can charge and still get work. So there is a limit to what we can pay and still make money on the work. So there is a limit to how many good people are willing work to work for that.
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