Regarding Carl Weinrich's statements about caseworker pay and the reasons for turnover within his agency, the Sarasota Family YMCA. Per the article, and according to a state study, caseworker pay has not increased in the past five years. (Compensation for the YMCA's top officers and directors has multiplied by more than five times during that same period.)

Weinrich states that pay is not a big factor in turnover because most leave for other reasons. He said "a lot of them go back to school, get married or get pregnant because by and large" 95 percent of the caseworkers are women.

Is Weinrich aware that it is 2007? Women do not, by and large, quit jobs when they get married or have children. They do quit a job when that job will not pay enough for child care, tuition or a mortgage payment. Weinrich states that "to get the right talent, you don't quibble over $5,000 or $10,000." Obviously, that only applies to CEOs.

Let's hope there are enough single women out there to fill those caseworker positions, and that they're willing to do a very important job for very little pay. Obviously, the salaries for caseworker positions are not market driven, and the money is needed at the top.

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