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Media/Government (same thing really) all last year: OMG STAY HOME!! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE, THERE IS A DEADLY PANDEMIC! LOCK EVERYTHING DOWN, EVEN IF YOU FEEL FINE YOU MAY BE A CARRIER!! ALL SMALL BUSINESSES MUST CLOSE! ONLY [arbitrary number] OF PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED IN ANY BUILDING AT A TIME, OR YOU MIGHT FUCKING DIIIIIIEEEE!! Oh, you lost your job? Well, we're giving out an extra $600 for unemployment during these trying times, meaning most of you will be making more money doing NOTHING than you have ever made in any job in your life. BUT OMG THE DEATH TOLL IS GOING UP, LOCK EVERYTHING DOWN, GET TESTED, OMG PANDEMIC, PANIC!!!
Media/Government this year: "Why don't you want to go back to work?"
Yes. That has been pointed out by a few small businessmen. They (the fed) can't figure out why everyone is staying home.
It's going to be interesting as the unemployment money ends. I'm guessing it's not going to alleviate the shortages as much as hoped.
There's also a major issue with companies using temp agencies. They expect people to make 6 month commitments, without any benefits such as health insurance, just for the chance to be "officially hired" by the company.
How about "Fuck you, I'm ready to dedicate my life to a company- how about you show the same degree of commitment to me? And pay me what you list in your job posting."
I've actually had a temp recruiter tell me "Oh this company tracks hours very closely, if they don't hire you after the 500 hours, they have to pay way more." I replied "Do they pay me more, or do they pay you more? Does that get me health insurance?"
If employers are so desperate, they need to open up their fucking wallets, bite the bullet and start showing some respect to their employees. Because right now, it's a worker's market. That's one... somewhat "good" thing that the covid hoax did. Pre-hoax, employees needed their employers more than their employers needed them. Well, the tables have turned, now- the government is willing to pay us obscene amounts of money to not work. So employers need to match that in some way. We know they won't- instead, they'll use their lobbyist groups to apply pressure to state governments and force people back to work for less money.
Truly a wild fucking spiral we're in.
That seems to be what most companies want these days. Why have an HR department when you can just have some contract company put a butt in a seat for you? All of my positions have been contract to hire save one, and even they had a 6 month waiting period after hiring (AT&T.) Some of the companies around here, that's all they have. That foreign nameplate car that was built in the USA? Yeah, probably 70% contractors put that together, maintained the lines, did facilities work, etc. We even have a few local places that hire contractors, fire them after 11 months, and do it again. Always looking for people because they've burnt out everyone.
Not sure if you remember, but right before the plandemic, there were stories starting to crop up about how employers were getting ghosted by potential employees, or in some cases by people they'd hired. They were whining about it, how could they do that to us? It was constantly pointed out that they'd been doing this to us (employees) for decades, and turnabout was fair play. I don't even see that now, they just don't get anyone applying and can't figure out why.
Benefits cancelled in some states, no change. What do?
It's like... you accidentally startled your new cat and it ran up a tree. And now you (the employer) are trying to coax the mortally terrified cat (unemployed people who believe in the covid hoax) down out of the tree, using gradually drastic measures.
Yeah, most states people are losing the extra $300/600 this month already. Doesn't matter- they spent the last year making enough money that more people actually have money in the bank than ever. Smart and scummy people took full advantage of this- got on unemployment for $400/week right when the bonus $600 was announced, and suddenly you're making $1k/week for clicking through a few buttons. Then the bonus was halved- they were still getting $700/week.
Now with the "emergency stimulus" benefits totally gone, they're back down to $400/week. And this can go on pretty much indefinitely- lots of people abuse the hell out of unemployment by taking some shit job that pays pretty well, working just enough hours to qualify for unemployment, then get terminated or quit somehow. Then go back to living the high life. All while we're getting up at the crack of dawn to go generate the money these assholes are getting for free.
This is exactly how 'communism' is born.
I know of no one except the highest earners getting 400/wk. Here unemp is capped at 40% of what you made. People are finding other ways to make money, without being exploited.
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