Most places want new staff because they can pay them less and their benefits don't cost as much. Kids aren't using the insurance and the pension plans won't take a hit when they quit or retire. Plus now there are so many illegals to hire- pay them base salary and they'll half-ass do the work.
My very elderly uncle lives in a little manufactured home community and the elderly residents rarely if ever leave their homes. One lady told me she would rather stay home and feel safe than risk being attacked for no reason.
They want new staff to pay them less, but they call me and go "We want your skills! (for entry level wages.)"
Yep. They think they're doing you a favor giving you a job and you end up training the shitheads that will be replacing you.
My first questions always include "What is your expected pay rate?"
That weeds out about 99% of the callers. If you can't tell me or say it's DOE, then my E tells me you're a low-balling bag of shit.
There are many people in the company who earn less than you. This was never a problem decades ago: everyone gets what they are worth to the company. But that's changed: If they hire you and pay you what you're worth to them, all the young, entitled brats and diversity hires want the same amount - no company can afford that.
no company can afford that.
That sounds like a them problem, not a me problem. I just laugh at them at say "J.C. Penny is paying more for warehouse workers."
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