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When last season of American Idol added fourth judge Kara DioGuardi, many speculated that Kara’s addition was a potential test to see if she could replace Paula Abdul in case Paula decided to leave the show (because a woman can only replace another woman, obviously). Now, Paula’s embroiled in difficult contract negotiations that leave her status o
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07.29.09
My guess is that Randy and Paula make around the same amount of money, but it would be interesting to see if there was a difference. AI assisted Paula with her comeback, but she's greedy, especially since Simon makes around $30M. Didn't she make enough by being a diva pop icon?
07.29.09
Well I just hate that Kara. We have American Idol parties every week during the season and every week I say, "I want to punch that girl in the face."
Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I think the Paula Abdul thing is just a publicity stunt - and a good one at that. They can't get rid of her. She's just too much of a loose canon to get rid of. I LOVE it when she shows up wasted. That's much more interesting than Kara's pontificating about how much she knows about music. Yawn.
And this is not a feminist issue, it's not. Paula isn't getting paid less because she's a chick - it's because she's an idiot. And there are no gender barriers to being an idiot.
By the way, I did really like your post here.
07.29.09
From an HR perspective (I'm a former recruiter) a lot of the salary disparity I see with men and women in similar positions happens at the beginning, when the offer is negotiated. Unfortunately, women do not tend to negotiate hard, and your entry offer is where you have the best room to negotiate. Once you start the job, your next raises are pegged to your current salary, so if a man and woman start out with a differential (b/c the man negotiated and the woman didn't) it just gets compounded over time. So the fact that Paula and Randy have different salaries now might reflect what happened from the very beginning -- b/c Paula didn't negotiate then, b/c Randy had more leverage to start, etc. It could be a compounding error rather than outright sexism.
07.29.09
I think it's good that paula has another person to stand up against the guys with. She sure does make some off the wall comments sometimes but really knows her stuff. I'm trying to think back of when she ever bad mouthed anyone on the show other than saying I'm sorry, or something along those lines. I really like Kara and feel she is maybe over qualified for the job. If all the 4 judges were doing is the same work then that is correct they deserve equal pay, but in reality simon does a bit more than the other judges so makes more.
07.29.09
SusanKart wrote
-And this is not a feminist issue, it's not. Paula isn't getting paid less because she's a chick - it's because she's an idiot. And there are no gender barriers to being an idiot.-
I Cosign this.
07.29.09
Randy and Paula are definitely comparable in the value of their comments, but I think Randy has the edge in value.
Paula is very predictable and usually leans toward the gentle side- which is not necessarily evil, but often boring. In fact, I sometimes thinks that Simon reacts nastier than he otherwise might, simply to counter Paula's excessive syrupyness.
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