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Agreed. Many people keep talking in glowing terms about the booming economy. That's wonderful, but how good is it really if the pay and benefits still suck? Wages are still stagnant since the 1980s. So now employees can have two lousy jobs instead of one!
And that is why threads like these are meaningless. Woohoo low wage jobs are out there, but nothing is posted about the types of jobs such as pay, part time, contract, etc.
Big news story on our local radio station today that a call center/warehouse for an internet company is going to hire 600-1000 more people. The pay rate - $12.50-$14.hr. The talk show host shouted with glee, "See, our economy is booming." I see tons of help wanted signs locally for fast food and retail. Again, not the best pay. Also, part-time jobs. However, things are slowly improving, slowly, for decent paying jobs Not saying they aren't and it is going to take some time for those jobs to appear at a rapid rate like the others.
Many vacant job openings are not a labor shortage, but it's due to the salary or hours being too low. I see the same jobs posted by the employers for months and the rate is not increased.
Many of these jobs would have gone to H1B visa in the past. With the clamp down H1B approvals, the positions stay open due to low salary.
Big news story on our local radio station today that a call center/warehouse for an internet company is going to hire 600-1000 more people. The pay rate - $12.50-$14.hr. The talk show host shouted with glee, "See, our economy is booming." I see tons of help wanted signs locally for fast food and retail. Again, not the best pay. Also, part-time jobs. However, things are slowly improving, slowly, for decent paying jobs Not saying they aren't and it is going to take some time for those jobs to appear at a rapid rate like the others.
$12 hr is good pay for people with no/low skills. Plus you get exposure to retail, vendor management, and supply chain. People with the right attitude and vision can use this job as a springboard to the future.
$12 hr is good pay for people with no/low skills. Plus you get exposure to retail, vendor management, and supply chain. People with the right attitude and vision can use this job as a springboard to the future.
Good pay for someone who doesn't have any bills to pay.
Skilled trades and semi truck drivers has a real shortage no one wants to work with their hands anymore or sit in a truck all day. Seems everyone wants to be able to sit at a desk.
Actually, I predict that the office desk/computer jobs will be the new sweatshops in the future and that people will be wanting the hands on jobs and that they, not the office or programmer ones, will be the new high paying jobs. (At least, unless importation of crimmigrants creates a massive surplus to pull down wages.)
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I see tons of help wanted signs locally for fast food and retail. Again, not the best pay. Also, part-time jobs. However, things are slowly improving, slowly, for decent paying jobs Not saying they aren't and it is going to take some time for those jobs to appear at a rapid rate like the others.
