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                 2. Paid workers, how compensated
                   Each paid executive, staff member or consultant
                 should be recompensed in reasonable relation to the
                 value of his or her similar services or abilities in the
                 commercial world. . . . Cheap help is apt to feel
                 insecure and inefficient. it is very costly in the long
                 run. This is neither good spirituality nor good
                 business. Assuming service money is available, we
                 should therefore compensate our workers well.




















                                                                       3. Rotation among paid staff workers
                                                                         At A.A.’s General Service Office, most staff
                                                                       members’ assignments are changed every two years.
                                                                       When engaged, each staff member is expected to
                                                                       possess the general ability to do, or to learn how to
                                                                       do, any job in the place — excepting for office
                                                                       management.















                 4. Full “Participation” of paid workers is
                   highly important
                   We have already discussed the necessity of giving
                 key paid personnel a voting representation on our
                 committees and corporate boards. They should enjoy
                 a status suitable to their responsibility, just as our
                 volunteers do.
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