What do I know... but it seems to me that people are somehow finding a way to have food and their needs met and even some of their wants satisfied.... without working anywhere. I call it The Welfare State. Cuz I doubt they are lottery winners. Parents or government or ??... someone is 'providing' it... --
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:52 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > It’s probably not the reason, but if I peruse the job listings for > WISP/FISP field techs / installers, the pay offered is often crap. > > > > I’m impressed that many of them accurately state the job requirements > (many job ads have vague nonsense for a job description), but then they > offer something like $12/hour and want people to work 8-6 and half a day > Saturday or something. Some have benefits and the possibility of pay > increases and rising within the company, but employees today probably don’t > think about a career with the company and rising through the ranks. Plus > you can get all that at Walmart and just work a cash register or stock > shelves. > > > > Another thing perhaps is that many young people today don’t seem to have a > biological clock conducive to a work day that starts at 8:00. Most > construction jobs actually start at 7:00 on site (because noise ordinances > don’t let you start any earlier), good luck getting a 20 year old to show > up at 7:00 ready to work. Used to be you had to do that, nobody cared if > you weren’t a morning person. But then you got all the gig jobs where you > just sign into the app whenever you wanted to work. And the retail and > food service jobs that abused young workers by giving them different > schedules every day and every week and not giving them a full 40 hours, and > the kids got used to it and maybe actually started to like it. The idea > that you work 9-5 because the man says so, is kind of obsolete in 2020. > Employment probably looks less like a career and more like a la carte or > day labor. I think I’ll work today. Or maybe not. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:30 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new hires > > > > I dont understand this shit. I cant say much, I worked a full shift at a > hardee's once as a second job and never showed back up, I regret it to this > day. > > I think the prospect of the extra 2400 bucks a month unemployment is > what's driving it. Theres gonna be a back pay rider on the "stimulus" > package. I've considered asking the boss to "fire" me and cash may me half > my salary in the mean time. While I work a second cash job at a bar. I'd > pay off my debt in no time > > > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 2:49 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > Is this a generational thing: New hire, worked 2 days then no show? Will > not return calls, texts or emails. Has happened repeatedly to us. We also > have guys go through the whole process of getting hired then not ever > showing up. > > > > No shows to scheduled interviews is very common. > > > > On a positive note, I am wiring up my new (to me) water jet cutter... Be > making my own HDD drill bits and micro trenching blades soon! > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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