Posted on 06/09/2021 5:08:24 AM PDT by blam
This morning we got news that there’s a record-high level of job openings in the U.S. right now. This is probably no surprise to many people, as we’ve been inundated with stories about the difficulty that firms are experiencing in terms of hiring.
This morning’s National Federation of Independent Business survey showed the same thing, with a record high 48% of companies saying they have unfilled openings.
But it’s not just that hiring is strained. Workers are also quitting at increasing rates, at least according to government data. And it’s especially acute in the food industry.
Per this morning’s JOLTS report, 5.6% of workers in the accommodation and food-services industry quit their job in April, up from 5.4% last month. This is record territory.
Of course, the more restaurants and other service industries make a point of how aggressively they’re trying to hire...
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Automation is coming, so the industry will be fine.
I don’t think its just money. Many people absolutely hate working with masks (& other CV-19 related impediments).
If they are quitting, they are not eligible for unemployment benefits. Something else is afoot.
Cedar Point, Ohio’s leading destination amusement park is closed two days a week due to lack of workers. This has always been a prized summer job opportunity for college students.
Moving back in with mommy; waiting for UBI to kick in.
Stayed at a Marriott in Columbus, Ohio two weeks ago. The hotel workers seemed miserable - the Management was treating them like garbage. I asked the server at breakfast how long they would have to wear the stupid face masks and she answered “forever”
It would be interesting to see if states still muzzling their citizenry have higher vacancy rates than states that don’t...
My son quit his job at Chipotle, after they told him asking for a market wage was “not a good sign.” His dad and I have covered a couple of months’ rent for him, and he’ll be looking for a new job in July, when the university’s summer short-session is over.
So, the “lockdown” is just choking the Golden Goose.
Let up, when you want an egg.
I think you’re right. Kill the masks, screenings and nonsense, and workers will come back.
I was one that never could work from home and was masked up for 10 hours a day. Would come home exhausted and with a horrible headache. I can sympathize with people in that industry.
Maybe it's that people are looking for better opportunities than working in hotel and restaurants for part time hours and crap wages? Might as well try for it now when the worst case scenario is they can get their old job back if it doesn't work out.
Maybe that’s a big factor.
I’ve heard some waitresses say they’d rather wait for another stimulus than go back to work now and become the Mask Police. Retail and customer service people are still getting physically attacked by the unhinged for enforcing COVID social rules.
Our area amusement park (Idlewild) recruits from the high schools.
I walk in stores here in Texas. Employees wear the masks almost always. It’s mixed among customers and that’s fine by me so long as we get to choose and not by government mandates.
“If they are quitting, they are not eligible for unemployment benefits. Something else is afoot.”
It could be inflation causing people to want higher wages. People cannot support a family or just themselves on minimum wage. Walmart is paying 11 to 12 an hour in my area.
That’s what I’ve heard after talking to many in the industry up here, lots of young people are tired of the headaches, the face acne, the difficulty breathing etc, and they know it’s a pile of garbage. They know the masks don’t do anything but have negative effects, and as young people from Albertan parents, that rubs them the wrong way.
They’re trying to hire up here as well, but we’ll see if they ever let that go, they seem to be holding onto that. The Finance Minister told me in March of 2020 that they weren’t going to get crazy and they know masks etc don’t work or the other social measures, then of course they back tracked on it because of heavy pressure from the AHS. It’s insane how much power we’ve let these health “authorities” have.
stimulus money
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