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help wanted: people not working because of stimulus payments
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:44 pm
wife & i went to 4 resaturants tonight and were turned away at 3 because they said they were having staffing issues and had to close early....sad, people just don't want to work when they get paid not to...not sure i blame them....but something is very wrong about this
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Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:45 pm to au1331
Buddy with a small engine repair shop told me the same thing. He’s 3 months behind because all his help has “done went to the house.”
This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:46 pm to au1331
What type of low budget establishments were these?
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:47 pm to au1331
Not sure where you’re located but it’s the same thing in my neck of the woods. Damn near every restaurant (fast food and standard) have a help wanted sign
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:48 pm to au1331
Popeyes, Burger King, Wendy's and Arby's?
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:48 pm to au1331
Even auto suppliers, that typically pay line workers double minimum wage and up, are having a hard time retaining labor due to the same thing
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:49 pm to BhamDore
All of them. Nursing homes, home health companies, restaurants, pretty much every job that pays $15/hr or less is struggling for workers.
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:49 pm to au1331
Sounds like they’re not paying a living wage.
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Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:54 pm to au1331
I figure if there were ever a time when folks could have the opportunity to weasel their way into jobs that they may have previously not been qualified for, it's right now. Not that there's tons of sudden upward mobility and pay involved, but definite jumping ahead a few notches without the previous requirement of "earning" it. Lots of opportunity that's not being seized upon.
ETA...."weasel their way into" may not be the best verbiage there on my part. Perhaps "have the good fortune" is a better description of the situation.
ETA...."weasel their way into" may not be the best verbiage there on my part. Perhaps "have the good fortune" is a better description of the situation.
This post was edited on 4/17/21 at 2:06 am
Posted on 4/16/21 at 11:58 pm to au1331
As a business owner it is very frustrating trying to compete with the Govt. We just can't find workers very often. Business associates that have much higher paying jobs to offer have the same problems as well. Sad what they have done to small business.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:09 am to au1331
We can't open every day due to no help. A ton of businesses in my area in the same boat. Not to mention wages going through the roof. Taking a price increase next month.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:17 am to nwacajun
What DOES the government involve itself in that doesn’t wind up screwed up? I hate it for all of you business owners. You’re the backbone of this country and it sucks that y’all are having to go through this.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:33 am to au1331
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wife & i went to 4 resaturants tonight and were turned away at 3 because they said they were having staffing issues and had to close early....sad, people just don't want to work when they get paid not to...not sure i blame them....but something is very wrong about this
Last weekend we tried to hit up a local place and were told it would be 1 1/2 hours due to kitchen staff shortage.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:41 am to BhamDore
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What type of low budget establishments were these?
Stupid, even in manufacturing this is a problem. You are probably clueless but there is a significant portion of the population that will ghost from a job paying $15+/hr after they get the first good check or two. Expanded unemployment benefits and stimulus checks are keeping the dumb and perennially poor just comfortable enough right now.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:48 am to BhamDore
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What type of low budget establishments were these?
Comments like these show you to have a very small grasp of reality.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:51 am to au1331
It seems to also be driving wages up. McDonald's has a sign up saying that they're paying up to $17.50 an hr here.
I'm in the opposite situation. Been lucky enough to have worked all the way through this, but I've been getting a "the check is in the mail" from the IRS on the last stimulus for almost a month now.
I'm in the opposite situation. Been lucky enough to have worked all the way through this, but I've been getting a "the check is in the mail" from the IRS on the last stimulus for almost a month now.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 12:59 am to davyjones
A lot of employers are still strict when it comes to applicants. The trades are suffering as well. It doesn't help that some of these jobs pay nothing but offer zero benefits and I mean little or no health insurance.
I don't care much for the pay but the benefits are more important to me. I applied as a custodian for a school district. It is low pay but you are a state employee. If you work five years or more then you are already invested in the school retirement pension program. That itself is worth the trouble.
But people look down on jobs like that but can't see the forest from the trees.
I don't care much for the pay but the benefits are more important to me. I applied as a custodian for a school district. It is low pay but you are a state employee. If you work five years or more then you are already invested in the school retirement pension program. That itself is worth the trouble.
But people look down on jobs like that but can't see the forest from the trees.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:15 am to dchog
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I don't care much for the pay but the benefits are more important to me. I applied as a custodian for a school district. It is low pay but you are a state employee. If you work five years or more then you are already invested in the school retirement pension program. That itself is worth the trouble.
That's a very pragmatic approach and it's quite sound IMO. As much as I used to hate it when my mother would reiterate that concept in my younger years, I now understand the wisdom in it. A relatively comfortable retirement ain't no joke and it sure doesn't come easy. And the peace of mind that comes with good health insurance as well.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:22 am to 6R12
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compete with the Govt. We just can't find workers very often. Business associates that have much higher paying jobs to offer have the same problems as well. Sad what they have done to small business.
The politicians don’t give a shite and common people are too stupid to realize what’s going on. Walmart/amazon/etc all lobby for higher wages, benefits, regulation all with the thr goal in mind of pushing out smaller competitors. Paying someone a few bucks more per hr is a drop in the bucket to run others out of business. More regulation? Hire another accountant and lawyer and figure out how to get around it, they dgaf.
Posted on 4/17/21 at 1:22 am to au1331
How long do these people expect a measly $1,400 to last? This whole situation has made me understand why a lot of people stay in poverty.
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