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re: What jobs is your company struggling to hire?
Posted on 11/12/21 at 7:52 am to thelawnwranglers
Posted on 11/12/21 at 7:52 am to thelawnwranglers
All of them
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:02 am to thelawnwranglers
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I cant find early career accountant
We've struggled with that for a few years now. The bigger problem is retaining them when we do find a good candidate. I've told the owners the problem(our benefits package pales in comparison to the competition) but it falls on deaf ears.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:08 am to The Spleen
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I've told the owners the problem(our benefits package pales in comparison to the competition) but it falls on deaf ears.
Employee retention has become one of our primary focuses. We realize that even at our size we have to put a benefits package in front of our people that compares to or exceeds that of our larger competitors.
This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 8:09 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:10 am to The Spleen
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early career accountant
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I've told the owners the problem(our benefits package pales in comparison to the competition) but it falls on deaf ears.
Im sure their reasoning is that entry level employees aren't going to value the benefits package as much since they have more time to retirement and fewer health issues
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:11 am to thelawnwranglers
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Lol get of my lawn I start at half what we are offering
Doesn't have any relation to your OP. The market dictates pay, not what people were making in the past.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:11 am to thelawnwranglers
Credit Analyst for us. Everybody I interview is wanting to leave their Credit Analyst position at their bank to come here and instantly be a lender.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:12 am to The Spleen
quote:the whole switch companies every 2-3 years for a significant raise cycle always seemed silly & inefficient to me. companies were fine with it for a long time and now it's starting to bite them in the arse IMO.
We've struggled with that for a few years now. The bigger problem is retaining them when we do find a good candidate. I've told the owners the problem(our benefits package pales in comparison to the competition) but it falls on deaf ears.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:14 am to VABuckeye
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We realize that even at our size we have to put a benefits package in front of our people that compares to or exceeds that of our larger competitors.
Yep. The younger generations care more about work/life balance than we did. Our pay is above a lot of our competition, but other than health insurance, our benefits aren't great for new hires, especially the PTO/vacation part of the equation. Our owners are old school boomers though, and refuse to admit the problem. A 20-something accountant would rather have 3-4 weeks vacation than the ~$5,000 per year additional salary with 1-2 weeks PTO/vacation we offer.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:15 am to thelawnwranglers
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I cant find early career accountant
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:18 am to thelawnwranglers
We've resorted to acquiring other companies for their employees not so much their customers. We work in a very specialized field that requires true certifications that take years to obtain. Finding qualified employees was already difficult, but now its impossible.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:18 am to The Spleen
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Yep. The younger generations care more about work/life balance than we did
Get away from Urban areas, no one works themselves to death.
People move West (not coastal) for that reason. Its far healthier.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:21 am to Yeti_Chaser
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Im sure their reasoning is that entry level employees aren't going to value the benefits package as much since they have more time to retirement and fewer health issues
Our health care plan is actually pretty good, comparatively speaking, and our retirement is pretty standard. It's the vacation/PTO part of it, along with work from home options, that is the problem. Every new hire starts with one week vacation for the year they're hired, then only gets 2 starting Jan 1 the following year. It doesn't bump up to 4 until the year after their 5th anniversary. Our competitors are offering significantly more, and the younger hires are bolting for that.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:23 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Get away from Urban areas, no one works themselves to death.
Lulz. I grew up with rural generational farming families that worked harder than anybody I’ve ever known.
Laboring with pride is a virtuous activity. Laboring with anger is a mental health time bomb.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:23 am to thelawnwranglers
Currently struggling to fill low level field positions
Upper level/management positions have been filled within days
Upper level/management positions have been filled within days
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:25 am to BadatBourre
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We work in a very specialized field that requires true certifications that take years to obtain.
Same. We hire our PMs with the certifications in place and then we are growing our own with younger guys that stand out.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:26 am to The Third Leg
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Lulz. I grew up with rural generational farming families that worked harder than anybody I’ve ever known.
Quite a different situation from cubicle dwelling 12 hours a day.
I've worked farms too. Its feast/famine. Its still a better work/life balance than the corporate cubicle race. Riding around in an air conditioned tractor listening to Black Sabbath is kinda fun.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:28 am to VABuckeye
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This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 8:29 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:30 am to thelawnwranglers
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With great Resignation where are the struggles? I cant find early career accountant
My employer cannot fill many positions because they refuse to pay (updated for Brandon’s inflation) prevailing market wages.
And they act like it’s some mystery(not really, it’s just an excuse to poorly staff us and save money)
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:33 am to BhamBlazeDog
general contractor
field superintendents are very highly compensated
“My” compensation is shareholders equity
and we pay for everything...truck, medical insurance, auto insurance, retirement, phone, tools, etc. when you get good people (we’ve been lucky) a good owner does everything he can to keep them. We have never in 16 years had someone leave us to work elsewhere
whiners who complain about business owners are the ones who haven’t placed themselves in a position to succeed
field superintendents are very highly compensated
“My” compensation is shareholders equity
and we pay for everything...truck, medical insurance, auto insurance, retirement, phone, tools, etc. when you get good people (we’ve been lucky) a good owner does everything he can to keep them. We have never in 16 years had someone leave us to work elsewhere
whiners who complain about business owners are the ones who haven’t placed themselves in a position to succeed
This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 8:38 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:34 am to The Spleen
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The younger generations care more about work/life balance than we did. Our pay is above a lot of our competition, but other than health insurance, our benefits aren't great for new hires, especially the PTO/vacation part of the equation. Our owners are old school boomers though, and refuse to admit the problem. A 20-something accountant would rather have 3-4 weeks vacation than the ~$5,000 per year additional salary with 1-2 weeks PTO/vacation we offer.
shite like this is why the country is doomed
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