quote “Americans lack even three basic attributes an employer wants to see in any prospective employee: a sense of self-respect, a good work ethic, and a desire to learn and improve on the job. “
wow those are pretty high expectations.
I would just settle for :
actually shows up.
actually works if they show up.
doesn’t steal from me.
It’s almost impossible to find someone who meets those 3 criteria.
#1 is the hardest.
I haven’t had a single employee in the last 10 years that would show up consistently.
The list of lame excuses I have heard over the years is ridiculous.
A few years ago, I was hiring for an entry level Help Desk position. We started the process with a long list of qualifications.
After a few fruitless months, we would up with "Must show up to interview on time" and "Must not curse at us". Seriously. We were really scraping bottom there.
FWIW, and contrary to some of the other comments on this thread, I've seen the caliber of applicants go *up*, roughly since Obama took office. I'm thinking that people who want to work are stepping up their game, and people who don't, are getting all of the welfare bennies that they want. But that's just my opinion.