Our income was down 50% when hubby was furloughed from his job for 7 months last year and he was on unemployment. He couldn’t wait to get back to work. He makes really good money in a fine dining steakhouse though. I guess if he worked in a coffee shop he’d come out even with UI though.
Everybody is. I was talking to my gardened yesterday about this. He has two employees and has a hard time finding more. He says that if he sends one of his guys to the Horizon irrigation parts store, the other gardeners there immediately try to poach his guy. He says the going rate for unskilled labor here in Silicon Valley is now $25/hr. He also says his guys are making more than the boss/owner because he cannot pass all those costs on to the customers.
What a colossal government-caused disaster. Even worse, the worst is yet to come with very high inflation caused by this juicing of the money supply.
Seems everything our government does is mindless.
...and some Democrats want to make the additional money a permanent program.
In essence, the Democrats got their $15/hour minimum wage.
I can’t drive down the street without seeing reader boards saying “Now Hiring”. But I’m also seeing signs for “Open Interviews” which basically says those establishments will hire anyone with a pulse.
only a five-year-old believes any of the
Democrats want to destroy the middle class
One of the local Burger Kings has a sign outside reading “$1500 Signing Bonus.” I had to do a double-take, but that’s how desperate they are.
This time has been great for the indians to take remote tech work and employers to drop rates to indian levels.
Never heard of any weekly payouts while not working.
Must be my white privilege
Almost like the politicians are juicing the market unavailability to justify open borders.
Any employee who relies on tips isn’t going to rush back to work in a place that has a diktat from the State that says they can’t operate at full capacity. If the employee accepts the lower wages and tips, it resets their unemployment claim amount going forward when the State shuts the company doors again.
A neighbor who manages a restaurant said he was to interview 16 applicants for positions there. Only one showed up for the interview, he was hired but never showed up for the job.
Supercuts lady cutting my hair yesterday shared that she’s experiencing the same problem.
Same in my area of FL. I went to go get my haircut and the place was opening late due to being short staffed.