Wage rollbacks - time to consider?

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Never said or implied it was simple. But make no mistake, there is going to be massive damage. Carrying on like there isn’t, could collapse the whole system. And some govt employees work damn hard, some are highly trained, and others much less so. Some salaries are way high (postal workers for example) and others are likely about right.
The point is some pain shared by everyone is better imo than some shouldering all the burden, and others with virtually no sacrifice.
For civil service, that means either lower renumeration or job losses. Businesses should not / cannot cover it all.

I'm not trying to pick a fight Quad but I happen to know a bit about front line postal workers. What would you consider a fair salary for someone who is a frontline postal worker in pre covid environment. Actually I think they should qualify for danger pay. With many businesses closed it is like Christmas as far as the amount of parcels coming through these offices. People dont seem to understand that they dont get to pick and choose who they deal with. They deal with them all. Many are not young people and so find themselves in the most vulnerable age group. Just saying. Its never clear cut and generalities seldom suffice.