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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear here....the original assertion was that ANYBODY not in an attorney or economist job is overpaid at finregs.  This would include likely the majority of the organizations- people in IT, finance, HR, communications, project and program management, and many more.  It was broadly described as "administrative."  It seems to have taken a turn to be about administrative assistant roles?

A conversation can be had about how many of those roles are actually needed in today's work environment, and a problem of a lack of upskilling that workforce and overall ability to move out given applicable laws and policies.  I would hope that we could do that without painting everyone in those roles with a broad negative brush.  And it certainly isn't the same thing as a discussion of the overall compensation structure.[/quote]

NP here, but it stands to reason that unless your job function requires a specific skill-set not present in other agencies, you should be paid the same as those that perform those duties at other agencies. It shouldn't be an agency specific lottery ticket. [/quote]

PP here and I don't necessarily disagree with you, but there are a number of reasons why what you are suggesting is not feasible in the present day.

1. Drawing lines on "specific skill sets needed" is problematic.  Do the people that work in comms ad media relations have a specific skill set of knowing the regulated industry and players?  Do the paralegals have a specific skill set?  What about the lawyers that work on other areas of law?  What about the chief of staff or chief operating officer?  What about the IT folks that understand finreg and supreg?

2.  What kind of administrative, morale, and litigation risk would even drawing those lines result in?  Particularly when most of these agencies are unionized.

3.  And doesn't the experience translate?  If a regulated entity is in the market for a budget person, aren't they more likely to take the one who has experience at their regulator?  The flight risk that is the reason for the higher comp is still there.  People in "admin" fields regularly leave for the regulated sector already.
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