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I work for a small company doing heavy industrial work. Workers have been walking off the job like crazy. Not just lowly paid general labor either. High skill workers doing jobs that take years to master. Workers are getting mad as hell and leaving. I expect this type of turnover at McDonalds, but it's going to really put a hurting on the people I work for.
Customers are going nuts because they have no idea when they will have critical parts available. This is not dinky work that you can do in a garage. Trying to source the work must be a nightmare.
I've seen this happen over the past year as well. Workers start bailing, changing careers, and who knows what happens next. I'm usually not around to find out.
This happened in my former employer, a securities firm in NYC. Due to regulatory requirements, there was a surge in administrative work but sr. management would not pay employees more to do extra work. In fact, they tried to pay employees less and assumed workers had nowhere else to go. Then banks started to hire in 2014 and people resigned by the boatload.
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This is a sign of an improving economy, people are willing to quit and find a better situation because there are more jobs available now. We are seeing that too, with several people in the $100-150k range leaving for greener pastures in the last month or two.
Same here. We are in a public transportation agency. The politicians who run us cut our vacation time and benefits and we went six years without raises. They stopped hiring and had people double up on jobs or just let some things not get done. Older workers are biding time till retirement. Newer talent that came in during the 00s are bailing left and right for better opportunities. In a few short years there will be a huge historical knowledge drain. There's a sparse population in the gap between workers nearing retirement age and the younger ones just coming in.
The big three automakers are hiring again. Even the trades. Good jobs are opening up. This is what has been driving much of the changes I'm seeing in my area.
They can't hire experienced factory help fast enough, and wages have been growing, despite every effort by employers.
Very good time to DEMAND a raise. Lots of exciting changes going on.
Very good time to DEMAND a raise. Lots of exciting changes going on.
I read your first post and that's the first thing that came to mind. If all these guys are walking away, I doubt its for less pay, so your employer probably isn't up to par.
The big three automakers are hiring again. Even the trades. Good jobs are opening up. This is what has been driving much of the changes I'm seeing in my area.
They can't hire experienced factory help fast enough, and wages have been growing, despite every effort by employers.
Very good time to DEMAND a raise. Lots of exciting changes going on.
What happened to those who lost their jobs in '08/'09?
What happened to those who lost their jobs in '08/'09?
After a protracted and fruitless job search, many decided to call it a career. Some had reached the magic age of 62. Others managed to qualify for disability. I know from spending time in job search groupd during the dead years.
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