Posted on 02/11/2020 11:15:06 AM PST by karpov
PHILADELPHIA — On a brisk January morning Markus Mitchell arrives at his desk at 8:30, his phone ringing before he can even log in to his computer. An employee at the giant nonprofit where Mr. Mitchell works is locked out of the organization’s network and needs the 24-year-old’s help.
Mr. Mitchell became a full-fledged employee at JEVS Human Services in Philadelphia in October, after a year as an apprentice. Just three years ago, he was making $13,000 working in the kitchen at a Chick-fil-A, feeling unsure about his future. Landing the $38,000-a-year position was the latest step in a rapid career ascent made possible in part by America’s record-long economic expansion and low unemployment rate.
President Trump frequently celebrates the experience of black workers, noting correctly that the group’s unemployment rate is at its lowest on record.
Their wages are also going up — a New York Times analysis of government data found that wage growth for black workers has accelerated recently after lagging for much of the decade-long economic expansion.
But when Mr. Mitchell looks around his relatively low-income and heavily black neighborhood, he worries that the rising tide of a strong economy has not been equally good for everyone in his community. And when it comes to his own labor market gains, he’s working hard to make sure they do not prove fleeting.
A malignant reality lurks beneath the happy surface as black workers finally make job market progress. Not only did the gains take a decade of steady job growth to materialize, but they could evaporate at the first sign of economic weakness, as they did after previous expansions.
In April 2017, Mr. Mitchell quit his low-paying job, hoping that he could achieve a better life.
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Leave it to the NY Slimes to find a dark cloud wherever there’s sunlight.
A big problem for conservatives in politics, even Trump, is that we offer an improved reality. They offer Utopia.
No matter the gains Trump can show, and everyone experiences either directly or in their extended family, the Democrats can always beat it with fantasy.
Interesting! I retired from heavy industry and worked in several capacities including Personnel Manager. Race was never a consideration for employment. Everyone in a job classification received the same, allowing for longevity. The pay incrementally increased with time of employment. So 10 years of experience paid more than a new hire. Race was never a factor.
Yup, they’ve got to make sure there are “limitations”.
HAHAHA! Chick-Fil-A was keeping da man down. That’s as far as I got. Forced myself to read past the ridiculous headline. FAKE!
It didn’t take a decade of steady job growth. It took two plus years of trump
No, no, I’m sure you are wrong about that! Just ask my Leftist friends who will come back with ‘the economy is getting better because of what Obama place’.
You really CANNOT REASON WITH LEFTISTS!
I swear black workers seemed to have been better off under GWB than Obama. You would never see the MSM ever admit that.
I read the whole thing.
They went out of their way to point out every negative they could instead of letting anything good be attributed to DJT.
NYT: "But he feels adrift in his new found career. He knows that his place is with his friends back on the plantation where the government benefits will continue forever and where he will not be regarded as a traitor to his race - which he currently is. He is uncomfortable with his independence and fears that he may become overly proud of his achievements. Indeed, he does not want to become uppity, but rather seeks to know his place in society, which is back on the plantation. So his relative affluence comes with a terrible price, that of his racial self pride!"
This is not far from the NYT's real attitude...
Like vampires and termites, sunlight is deadly to them and their ilk.
Is it any wonder they run for cover? Any old dark cloud will do.
There is no way the nyt would ever have the decency to admit that Trump is the reason for the gains.
Why does the article dwell on the possibility of failure instead of future success for this young man? As long as Donald Trump is president his future is bright. The only worry should be if the Democrats regain power. They require a return to a growing victim classf, so that government can buy votes with borrowed money.
I remember when I got a $11,000 pay increase offer over my last job when I got a new job. I work at a helpdesk for internal support. Go here for salary info for various jobs.
https://www.salary.com
I do not have any degree, just experience. The college degree cost too much for jobs like mine. You can learn most of what you need by looking on the internet.
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