Someone explain to me Florida's poor job output / low pay (loans, insurance)

[8.00 per hour]

After thinking about it some more and reading some of the replies I,m come to the conclusion of Florida's low paying job market to.

1. Overcrowdness - too many people thinking Florida is paradise.

2. Low High School Graduation rates, I remember Florida being one of the worst in terms of individuals who finished high school. I would assume tech companies who are based down here probably advertise up north to seek new employees.

3. Immigration

4. Older individuals who come here to retire.

5. Tourism

About Florida's job agencies, Im a member of workforce one of South Florida and the majority of the jobs pay under 10 bucks per hour. If you apply for a job that pays over 10 you need to fill out a special form with some authorization, so yeah....

But Im not going to complain anymore about Florida, Im just gonna focus on getting a career in IT. If I can work for someone I'll work for myself.

[rotwein]

Too many people are willing to come to Florida and work for low wages for 1-2 years so they can escape the cold. Employers love to pay you in sunshine.

[Kat_Woman36]

LMAO, that's a one good rotwein!!! So what happens after 1-2 years of escaping the cold?? Go back north?

[macguy]

Originally Posted by Kat_Woman36

LMAO, that's a one good rotwein!!! So what happens after 1-2 years of escaping the cold?? Go back north?

Thats true, I used to see it all the time when I had the bars, people have a way of telling you about themselves. Many come down to check it out, they will take any job to pay the bills. After a while they may move on and had basically a paid vacation and a little fun. They never really saw it as a life time commitment anyway, just testing the waters. Nothing wrong with that. That may represent the largest number of people who come here actually, a few years and their gone. You can't even keep the numbers on them, they never become residents they just come and go.

[odonnell]

you should emigrate to Glasow in Scotland for jobs and great social life with very friendly people.

[Kat_Woman36]

Wow macguy i've never heard that one and it makes good sense too. Nothing wrong with that at all!

[HockeyMom72]

Originally Posted by rotwein

Too many people are willing to come to Florida and work for low wages for 1-2 years so they can escape the cold. Employers love to pay you in sunshine.

My husband makes the same here as he did in NY. I actually make MORE money here than in NY. Ain't that some kick????

Honestly, I don't care. Some things are more important than money. Sunshine ain't one of the them. FAMILY IS.

[121804]

Originally Posted by HockeyMom72

My husband makes the same here as he did in NY. I actually make MORE money here than in NY. Ain't that some kick????

Honestly, I don't care. Some things are more important than money. Sunshine ain't one of the them. FAMILY IS.

Same here HockeyMom72...my husband will be taking a major pay cut...doesn't matter. We can still manage with the pay cut & will have to budget more...but holidays, birthdays, and just weekend get-togethers will finally be spent with family & friends that we've had for years. My children will SEE their grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins...not just from pics sent over the internet. To us, by far, this is nothing money, sun or sand can buy.

[Emigre]

you should emigrate to Glasow in Scotland for jobs and great social life with very friendly people.

Really!!!!

We're just in the process of sorting out our EB5 visa to get out of Glasgow - want out of the pokey, loud West End to sunshine &,hopefully, good jobs (& yes, we're both grads in well paid jobs in Glasgow!).

Fred

[odonnell]

To emigre.you have endorsed the point i was making that well paid jobs are available
in Glasgow,yes sunshine is the norm in Florida but well paid jobs?read the blogs