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I was at the local Safeway Store and noticed the man who was checking us out at the cash register had a badge that said Store Manager. I made some comment about how we are getting extra service today because we got the store manager to take care of us. He smiled.
I asked him if he had to work at the cash register often. He said, "too often, I just can't get the staff to show up and work." He went on to explain that there is constant turnover, lots of fighting between staff, employees who won't listen to direction, constant sick calls, people who walk off their job and people hired who don't make it to their first day of work without any notice. He told me he was at wits end.
I was shocked he was so candid, maybe frustration just gave him a need to get it off his chest.
My first reaction is he is not paying his staff enough money, or he and his team of supervisors are poor managers. Or there is poor human resources. Maybe they need to hire more immigrants, less native Americans.
What is it, why is this man who manages a large grocery store in a wealthy suburban community having so much trouble?
Probably because it is a wealthy suburban community and the pay for that type of a position will not allow someone to actually live in that community...
The UI rate has dropped dramatically the past few years. At about 5% national level the applicant pool is very slim and that means not only are you seeing less applicants, among that hiring pool there are much less good hiring options.
Maybe he should look for someone who is Retired Now but want some part-time work.
I think you are on to something. Hire more part time semi retired folks. People 60 plus are usually good workers, but maybe we can't take standing for a long time like the people 20-40 years old who normally work in that role.
The UI rate has dropped dramatically the past few years. At about 5% national level the applicant pool is very slim and that means not only are you seeing less applicants, among that hiring pool there are much less good hiring options.
The UI rate has dropped dramatically the past few years. At about 5% national level the applicant pool is very slim and that means not only are you seeing less applicants, among that hiring pool there are much less good hiring options.
Gallup says the real unemployment rate is 12.6.
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