I just got an email from a local non-profit saying they are closed until January 15th due to staffing shortages. And, everywhere I look... same thing... "now hiring" .
Some people are home because they are quarantined, but, that many? No way.
Perhaps the workforce has shrunk because some fear working and being exposed to covid?
Or because they are making more money via unemployment?
Or because they had to quit or get the jab, and they chose to quit?
Other reasons? What is going on? The lack of employees everywhere is very concerning... it's just resulting in more division. I wish I had a solution.
I call bullshit. I am an employer. Granted full employment for my company is only 20 to 25 employees but I have been giving away work for 2 years due to not enough help. I am surviving with 7 people right now.
I have a 90 day employment bonus which doubles your wages for those 90 days. The catch is you have to complete the 90 days to get the bonus. Ive hired at least 25 people in the last 2 years, 3 have made it the full 90 days and 2 have quit shortly after getting the bonus. Starting wage is 18.00/hr. So all you have to do to make 36 dollars an hour is make it about 4 months. There is also about 15 hours of ot a week. So add in a bunch of hours at 54/hr.
This is a people dont want to work problem. I have taken away this incentive because it failed so miserably. It cost me a few grand for 1 friggin employee.
Well if you were in Texas I'd take you up on that. I've got no problem busting ass as long as I get comped like that. Most employers expect the world for 12 dollars an hour.
What is their pay after 90 days? Still $18?
Probably. No one expects people to stay after the bonus period.
If the mandates fuck me over (im in education in a blue state and unions are pushing for MORE measures) I would gladly take you up on your offer.
I don't doubt you treat people well, but the Corporate Overlords will milk as much life out of people to make a penny as they are allowed to get away with.
Let me ask you, if you went through the experience I laid out above, would you bother giving 110% on your next job?
Our enemies have successfully demoralized people to see work as nothing more than a means by which to attain an end.
There is no pride in work anymore.
Once you trick people into forgetting what they are truly capable of, that's the first step to "breaking" them and turning them into a loyal wage slave.
But it also takes all passion out of their soul.
The reason you can't find anyone to work for you is because their respect for the sanctity of work has been mercilessly slaughtered by the 8-5 grind by methods as described above.
It's just one of many schemes, and one that's only been tenable since Covid gave them the excuse.
Same here fren.