• Sundray@lemmus.org
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    6 days ago

    Exactly. I never want to hear someone say that nobody wants to work anymore again.

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      6 days ago

      I remember just before the pandemic just about every non-trade job in my area was hiring at minimum wage. I’d hear store owners say they’re short staffed because nobody wants to work.

      I said “How much do you start employees at?” And they’d say $7.10 per hour."

      I said “At those wages, I imagine they don’t want to work an adult job when Mcdonalds down the street hires for $8.00 an hour.”

      These small business owners never wanted to admit the problem. In those days, if he’d have said $12 an hour, I’d likely have applied.