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It's almost like shutting everything down broke the system. Can anyone explain that to me?

It's almost like shutting everything down broke the system. Can anyone explain that to me?

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According to the article, employers need to add daycare options on top of raising wage caps for the same level of pre-covid work, in addition to all bennies and fringe.

The onus for one to meet their "social responsibilities" does not fall on the employer. If one chooses to not work, then they have no room to complain about ' I ain't gots..'

My phone rings off the hook and my email blows up for gigs here and across the US, even OCONUS. There are jobs out there for all skill sets and experience levels.

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The article is basically a cop out. Most of the employers here that can't find employees are the same ones that always have trouble, with the remaining decline probably due to people finally retiring and/or moving on to other things.

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Yeah, absolutely. Unfortunately some old kodgers refuse to retire and just take up space (like govies) or we get FNGs that wanna start out on top make 6 figures with nothing more than a worthless masters.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

It doesn't mention in the article, but a portion of women have not returned because they've decided to home school/homemaker.

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I've read other articles that mentioned similar. The main points most rational heads have pointed out:

  • Telling people to be afraid made them afraid, and they're not returning to work.
  • Lo wage employers laying everyone off made some reconsider their options.
  • Older people are retiring because they can't find anything else and/or they are finally just done.
  • All that extra money gave some time to consider their options.
  • Some have found that with a little care, a single income is fine.
  • Some are staying home to take care of families.

I believe the thing that gets overlooked the most is that the companies that always had trouble are having more trouble now. Two years ago, a $19-20/hr job for unskilled labor was difficult to find, but now every warehouse and light industry is offering that on a full-time schedule with some benefits. Some companies simply aren't going to be able to compete with that.

It's all known as "We're not having trouble finding employees, we just can't replace our slaves."