It's going to be interesting. I feel bad for the people that genuinely lost their jobs because of this stupidity and haven't been able to find something to replace it, but the freeloaders that have just been using this as an excuse need to go.
There is plenty of places that have been hiring and struggling to find employees. If someone chooses not to find work that is on them.
The problem is there is a lot of people feeding off the government tit and they feel entitled to a job they want instead of the job they may need. I for one don't have the luxury of passing up work when I have mouths to feed.
There are a lot of entitled pussies in the world that feel if they don't get the job they want it's an injustice. Fuck off, go to work, there is plenty of work out there to be had.
Some people will say, "Oh like McDonald's flipping burgers? Fuck corporate America". Guess what, if you have responsibilities and are facing these types of issues, you take what you can get and rebuild. At this point a lot of QSR' are hiring well above state minimums which are typically way above federal minimums.
People just need to swallow their pride and be more accountable for their own responsibilities instead of waiting for big brother to fix their worries.
Nothing against your post but at this point in the game, there is no such thing as no one hiring.
I never said that no places were hiring. I said "finding something to replace."
That means if you were working a $40k a year tech job with some basic insurance, you find something similar. Not 3-4 McJobs paying $9 an hour maybe giving you 12 hours a week. That's what's hiring right now, and there's no "shortage." Those industries never have enough people to fill those jobs because they're shit jobs that pay shit and you deal with shit people every shitty day.
I've had profiles on the big job boards - Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, USAJobs, some specialty sites - for years. They're still open even though I'm working again because I just don't close them, I ignore what's coming in. You know what I'm getting? The same, tired crap that I've been getting for years. The paint chem place that wants degree'd line techs with chem experience for $10 an hour. The building products manufacturer that wants skilled lab techs for $14. The bespoke electronics company that wants a Bs level person for $17. Recruiters that are so damn stupid they think someone from the east coast is going to move to Missouri for a warehouse job. The company in Santa Barbara that wants electronics people for $20 an hour. All contract, no real jobs to be found. That's what's hiring. There's no change, no excess, no decline, it's the same old shit.
The reason some aren't returning to work is they can't find anything to replace what they had. My previous job as a skilled tech vanished because orders dropped. It's never coming back because the industry it served has cut back. Many of my friends are in the same boat. Hard to support a family on McDonalds. The rest had a taste of what it's like to not have an IOU in your pocket at the end of the week, and don't want to go find another McJob.
TL;DR: There's no shortage of jobs, there's a shortage of jobs that pay a living wage.
I feel like what your typing pretty much proves what I just said all feels aside. There are jobs you want and jobs you need. If your kids are starving or facing homelessness, MCJobs look pretty fucking good, even if you have to work multiples of them to provide.
I guess that's just a difference between certain people though. I find it interesting that you would only be offered $9/hr on the east coast for a mcjob though. I'm sure if an individual has some basic level of competence they would find themselves moving up the chain pretty damn quick in those jobs, especially with the retards our public school system churns out these days.
I know several fast food places between Utah/Colorado/New Mexico that are offering $15+/hr. The cost of living is definitely cheap. Maybe a move would be in order...
Again, I think depending on your own situation, you might feel more entitled to another line of work. If it comes down to it though, I have a family to support and anything is something instead of bitching about having nothing.
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