It's so bad in some areas for delivery drivers that some companies are offering hiring bonuses of like $500.
Apparently the biggest complaint is that no one wants to work at those wages and that's why.
My counter-argument: get an education, learn a trade or find a better job. No one should have to pay you $20/hr to flip a burger because you refused to improve your life and you're not entitled to a better one because you feel so. I worked hard to get where I am and I had to go to college for four and a half years to get my degree. Then started at the bottom and worked my way up to what I earn now. And before anyone says anything, I was cleaning toilets at one point after graduating because bills still have to be paid whether I agree with them or not.
/end rant
My counter-argument: get an education, learn a trade or find a better job. No one should have to pay you $20/hr to flip a burger because you refused to improve your life and you're not entitled to a better one because you feel so. I worked hard to get where I am and I had to go to college for four and a half years to get my degree. Then started at the bottom and worked my way up to what I earn now. And before anyone says anything, I was cleaning toilets at one point after graduating because bills still have to be paid whether I agree with them or not.
/end rant
I mean, what happened to the days of working at fast food, grocery stores, etc being the training/building blocks to start a career? They aren't meant to be permanent jobs; yet, it seems more and more like people settle into them and want more money to do the same work.
Does minimum wage need to go up? Sure; but, how do you balance it with the starting wages of some companies? When I started my current job, I was working at roughly $15/hr or roughly $35k a year. My job required a degree. How can someone flipping burgers at McDonald's demand the same?
It's also the quality of the worker you get as well. Since business can't find people these days they will basically hire anybody. It's not that they want to, but they have to have someone stand there or at least fill a position. A business owner can't be to picky these days.
They can't, but they do because they feel 'Entitled'.
Entitlement is far more dangerous than any misguided ideal.
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It's funny because about 8 years ago I applied for between 10 & 20 local jobs and didn't receive a call back from anyone except Walmart and then they brought me in to tell me I was overqualified for the position.
Then, I started cutting loads of firewood to sell to my family. I did this for about 5 years until I had enough assistance to start college. I am nearly done now and my plan is to move, make the money with the degree AND get a part time job at a fast food place (just because it sounds like fun).
I don't give two sh!ts what happens to this town in the meantime when I was practically forced to take government assistance and cut f**king wood to survive.
Then you hear stuff like, "there are jobs everywhere!" It simply isn't true. They are filled if they are over minimum wage and the others require experience or degrees (like plumbing apprenticeships).
Now I'm sure its different in other parts of the country, but this has been the hell I've had to go through just to make it this far, notwithstanding dealing with personal losses & stuff along the way.
TLDR: the people who are saying "just do this" are often wrong
Then, I started cutting loads of firewood to sell to my family. I did this for about 5 years until I had enough assistance to start college. I am nearly done now and my plan is to move, make the money with the degree AND get a part time job at a fast food place (just because it sounds like fun).
I don't give two sh!ts what happens to this town in the meantime when I was practically forced to take government assistance and cut f**king wood to survive.
Then you hear stuff like, "there are jobs everywhere!" It simply isn't true. They are filled if they are over minimum wage and the others require experience or degrees (like plumbing apprenticeships).
Now I'm sure its different in other parts of the country, but this has been the hell I've had to go through just to make it this far, notwithstanding dealing with personal losses & stuff along the way.
TLDR: the people who are saying "just do this" are often wrong
I see Bank of America raised their minimum wage to $21 an hour.
Bank of America Increases US Minimum Hourly Wage to $21 as Next Step to $25 by 2025
Bank of America Increases US Minimum Hourly Wage to $21 as Next Step to $25 by 2025
Had to go out of town to look at a job today, swung by a major food place along the interstate. As well pull in two large "Help Wanted" sign in red the size of flags on the front of the building. The place look like it had been abandoned. On the door was a sign "Closed due to lack of help sing". Then coming home we went though another town. They have a good ice cream place that we always stop at and sure enough on the front door they were closed due to lack of help as well. It is really getting strange out there. Are people just randomly disappearing? Where have all these people gone to?
So I am a little perplexed by this article. It seems to contradict what is really going on in the real world?
US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic (msn.com)
So with no one working how come unemployment can be so low with no one working?
Economic oddity: Record job openings and many unemployed (apnews.com)
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August (apnews.com)
So what is really going on, people just aren't working, but no one is getting unemployment? It's not really adding up. Do people not have to pay bills anymore? Am I the only one?
US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic (msn.com)
So with no one working how come unemployment can be so low with no one working?
Economic oddity: Record job openings and many unemployed (apnews.com)
Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August (apnews.com)
So what is really going on, people just aren't working, but no one is getting unemployment? It's not really adding up. Do people not have to pay bills anymore? Am I the only one?
I don't get it either. How can anyone want to live life like they do? No jobs or part time jobs making very low pay with no benefits. Throw having kids on top of it and well train wreck. Sad is so many seem to be born into that lifestyle and just carry it on or choose to go down that path. Drugs, tattoos, drinking, partying, expensive cell phone, video games and all sorts of other pleasures but OH NO then the real bills come and wheres the money?
