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Anyone Else Suffering from the Current Labor Shortage?

posted 3 years ago by NitroHangover (1143)
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Anyone else working tirelessly in a business or industry where you don't have enough employees, and barely have any applicants for jobs?

I haven't taken even one day off because of Covid over the last year and a half, and my staff has dwindled down to a skeleton crew, even as we've increased wages like crazy. Still, next to NO new applicants. It's crazy, and it's only getting worse. Another guy gave his notice to quit this morning.

I'm barely managing to hold things together, and myself together, and I'm just about to the point where I'm genuinely concerned about my own mental and physical health.

Can anyone relate?

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

I think the extra $300 per week for unemployment expires next month, so hopefully you will see some more interest soon.

[–] NitroHangover (1143) 3 years ago

You're probably right, but you're probably also from Texas.

I live in California, and there seems to be no end to our shitty state government paying people as much or MORE to stay home and do nothing as entry level workers make to work full time. So why would anybody work??

[–] TexasJack (12516) 3 years ago

Not from Texas. I'm a total fraud in that regard.

I believe the $300 "bonus" is a federal program, so Californians are likely to lose it too.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Remember this next election...

[–] degray9 (1126) 3 years ago

I work in a paint store. The entire petrochemical industry is suffering from the Texas Uri storm that shut down all the petroleum plants for months. Because of the labour shortage the plants are unable to be fixed quickly, which has affected the entire supply chain for plastics due to the lack of raw material.

[–] diezman (2241) 3 years ago

I work at a nursing home and we definitely have a labor shortage.

They are offering great sign on bonuses. The CNAs here make almost 20 bucks an hour starting.

Nobody wants to work. I know CNA work isn't easy because I did it myself.

[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

The employers are getting no applicants because fewer of them are offering benefits (i.e. health insurance, pensions) these days. People don't want dead-end jobs, they want careers. And if a person is able to work from home, that is preferable to having to commute every day and deal with the "office culture" with its petty rules and politics.

You have my sympathy. I've worked in places that would cut back on staffing as the workload increased. Not a pleasant situation at all.

[–] Furienna (3375) 3 years ago

It is the other way around for my brother.
Since he lost his job due to the pandemic back in May last year, he simply can't find a new one.
Which worries him, beacuse he's afraid of losing his unemployment benefits.
And no, I don't believe that there are any jobs out there for him to take.
Many businesses had to cut down, and all of the rest will only hire younger applicants.
He's 51 years old and too young to be retired.
But at the same, he seems to be too old to find a new employment.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

I'm trying to take advantage of the labor shortage, if there is one! I'm trying to change jobs to something less essential (dangerous), and it looks like there are going to be a few retirements before the end of the year in the department I want, due to my asshole employers cutting retirement benefits as of the end of this year.

I'm not sure there is a labor shortage, maybe there's a short of adults who can live on minimum wage and no benefits.

[–] BillHicksFan (10712) 3 years ago

It's the other way around for me... I'm a musician and author, and it's impossible to promote your work when all venues I'm used to going are closed down... I've even tried to find anyone online - no luck, but as soon as COVID hit, and even before, I've been avoiding spending money because I never want to be in a bad situation.