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by TAForObvReasons 1258 days ago
It is absolutely possible for both to be true. Businesses want knowledge workers who are competent and can address problems but also willing to accept the compensation they are offering. Knowledge workers want to be compensated fairly without knowing whether they can address the actual problems they are being hired to solve. This situation of information asymmetry is referred to as a "market for lemons"