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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.