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Jobs.....

bargainsgirl — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:16:15 GMT

There seems to be a shortage of help all around: restuarants, stores, etc. Blame it on the pandemic? Many of these jobs have increased pay and workers comp has expired so just what are they all doing now?

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ECBG — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:23:36 GMT

My thought is that some of the people are still staying home, but they have to have some way to keep a roof over their heads. I hope they aren't still being paid to stay home, but you never know.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:28:07 GMT

Many of them have gone on to better jobs. No one owes businesses their labor.

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RainyDayGal — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:32:06 GMT

It's a good question. Business of all kinds are begging for workers. There is absolutely no reason for someone not to have a job.

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:33:05 GMT

@bargainsgirl wrote:
There seems to be a shortage of help all around: restuarants, stores, etc. Blame it on the pandemic? Many of these jobs have increased pay and workers comp has expired so just what are they all doing now?

@bargainsgirl

Been like this for a very long time now. What are they doing now? Probably depends on how they are getting by financially. Living home for free bed & breakfast style.

Maybe widdling away their savings, OR??? Mums my word!!

hckynut 🇺🇸

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Sooner — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:36:10 GMT

People are obviously being funded somehow now. They are getting some way to live or they would be working.

That's not hard to figure. Someone is keeping them up. People are NOT going to work if they don't have do. Easy Peasy!

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Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:43:26 GMT

Another one!

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drizzellla — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:44:20 GMT

I wonder the same thing.

My husband stopped at Burger King, yesterday morning. There were 2 employees working. One employee was cooking and the other employee was taking orders from the drive through and the counter and he was filling all the orders. My husband said he could not keep up.

I am sure there is alot of burn out. There are signs for Help Wanted everywhere. Not only are they saying beginning $17+/hour and interviews on the spot. Do not see one store that does not have many help wanted signs outside, inside and in their ads.

Just adding my personal thought. I worked in retail before Covid and I could never do it again. I was hit with shopping bags because I would not take a blouse down from a display that was 10 feet high. I said I would not drag a 12 foot ladder through a crowded store. I would take it down once the store closed and call her. She did not like my answer, so she started swinging her shopping bags as hard as she could at me. Ripped my pantyhose.

I had a woman scream at me because I didn't know where her son was. She said "What are you paid for?" I had no idea that babysitting her son was part of my job. Apparently she dumped her son in our store as she went shopping in the mall. And she could not find him when she came back an hour later.

Or children that used plush animal displays as their personal bathroom. We had to clean it up.

The stories go on and on. I loved the people that I worked with. But I am too old to deal with what we put up with.

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chessylady — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:46:54 GMT

Single parents have a problem finding and/or affording child care. Most advanced societies provide child care subsides. There is a shortage of affordable housing. Subsidized housing have years long waiting list. Many people are rethinking jobs that barely cover housing and child care with visits to the food bank. Boomers like myself should stop comparing what it was like when we were young. Times are drastically different.

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skatting44 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:50:51 GMT

@bargainsgirl Disability payments

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Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:52:10 GMT

No point in even trying to reason, but

Better jobs, gig jobs with autonomy, and more. But keep believing that people are lazy and no good and stealing from you.

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Keybra — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:58:07 GMT

My 18 yr. old daughter just got her 1st job. Filled out the on line application and the same day was hired. She works for a beauty store and gets paid $20/hr. She goes to school full time and pays no taxes. How can anyone NOT afford to work ?

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On It — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:59:48 GMT

I think a lot of two income families have chosen to go to one. Letting strangers raise your babies while working to cover childcare costs and work expenses wasn't worth it. Couples got a chance to see life without two working parents.

An article I read last week explained there are believed to be approximately 4 million people missing from the work force who have long haul COVID.

The baby boomers are aging out and retiring. This is a larger than average age group. Staff are being promoted into their positions leaving a lot of vacancies at the entry level.

The list of factors is probably endless. What is causing a shortage of teachers is probably not the same as the one causing a shortage of service staff.

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:00:32 GMT

I don't have an answer to the OP's query. So what should be done to remedy the shortage of service workers?

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chessylady — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:01:33 GMT

@Keybra Does she live with you, is she getting housing for free? Are you helping her in other ways? Is it a full time job with benefits? No need to answer, just food for thought.

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Mz iMac — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:18:47 GMT

"Many of these jobs have increased pay and workers comp has expired so just what are they all doing now? "

Working from the comfort of their own home (telecommuting)?

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mspemberley — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:19:06 GMT

The unemployment rate in the US is currently hovering at 3.5%. Historically low. People have gone back to work. It is true that it's hard right now to fill part time jobs. I think part of the issue is those jobs used to be filled by employees who didn't need a full time job and during the pandemic older workers and teenagers just decided that didn't really need to work. Or perhaps they found something better. My grandkids took food service jobs over this past summer and were happy to be back in school!

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Pook — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:41:47 GMT

There has been an increased need for food delivery and grocery delivery workers who can work their own hours - a lot or little. Those I have talked to say they make way more money than retail and restaurant and fast food places that do not value employees. Many had time during the pandemic to explore other options and take online courses. A few I know have been able to start their own businesses after providing various handyman services while unemployed. Child care is still an issue with so many child care places not reopening so what can you do if no child care?

I have to add that the food places and businesses (in my area) who treat their employees well have not lost many workers and had no problems hiring a full staff!

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september — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:07:38 GMT

In my community, many older workers who retired from full time careers, took on part time jobs for extra cash and to have something to do.

once Covid came on the scene, they decided it wasn't worth the risk, and they quit. They won't be going back.

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BoopOMatic — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:14:41 GMT

This topic should really be explored at length. It bears looking into.

LOL