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.
Covid happens. Business cut workers due to the scare.
Business now working on skeleton crews, pushing their employees as far as they can bend.
Covid restrictions start to lift.
Employees demand more help because the strain is too much.
Boss Man puts up now-hiring sign to shut up the employee and promise them they will look for more people.
Employee continues to do back-breaking work loads because "Boss Man says he will get some more people, we just have to hold out a little longer!"
Boss Man continues running on skeleton crew and stringing his employees along because he can get the same output without the cost of employees.
Employee finally gets pissed and quits because he can't keep killing himself doing 3 peoples' jobs in a 12 hour shift.
Boss Man hires another poor sap to take his place, rinse and repeat.
What is this called, my friends?
Calling it a scam is putting it lightly...
It's Slavery...
There is no worker shortage. There is an honest employer shortage.
I agree with this. It's exactly what's happening at my job. Say they're hiring but no one new ever shows up. We are 70 people short, out of 110 contracted employees. But we got $15 as a Christmas bonus, so there's that.