People Don't Want To Work Anymore
sinclair
Strip Club Nation
It seems people don't want to work anymore. They rather get free money from the government. Here are observations I made across six different states over the last month:
-Went to a McDonalds at dinner time. There was only a shift manager and one employee working. They could only offer a couple menu items because of a lack of workers. The shift manager told me everyone quit because they can make more money from unemployment. Usually they have about eight workers at dinner time. Hit a few other Mickey D's that seemed to be trying to get by with skeleton crews.
-Went to my local detailer/hand car wash guy. They had to basically shut down because the manager only had one employee show up. Usually they have about eight guys working. The manager had to roll up his sleeves and scrub down cars himself. Usually he just sits in the office and supervises.
-Went to Sam's Club to get new tires put on my vehicle. The automotive manager said he had several employees quit and they were falling behind on appointments. It would be almost two weeks until they could get my new tires on.
-Several of the companies I work with are barely able to operate or had to slow production to a crawl. One company was sending its college interns and office workers into production just so there were enough bodies. Another company gave everyone an automatic $3/hour raise to everyone, hoping no more employees would quit.
-"Now Hiring" signs are everywhere. Some employers are even offering sign-on bonuses. I thought only the military did that kind of thing.
-One of my suppliers that usually get me product right away is now unsure if he can get me what I need within six weeks. Not only is he lacking labor, but his own input suppliers are lacking labor to make what he needs. I also needed to get a specific type of plastic molding for a project. I called the manufacturer, and I will not be able to get it until spring 2022. They just can't get the materials they need to make the molding.
-I had a taste for Taco Bell on a long drive. Got into a line at the drive thru which was about twelve cars long. Bad idea because I was soon boxed in. It took me 35 minutes to finally get my food. Apparently, Taco Bell was short on employees, so the line moved slower than a snail.
-Many sit-down restaurants want to be back open right now, but cannot reopen because they can't find cooks or waitstaff. Their pre-pandemic cooks and waitstaff are making more on unemployment than they were working. Talked with a few owners with this problem in Traverse City.
-Went to a strip club on a Saturday night in Indiana. Big club. Maybe twenty-five customers inside but only one dancer was working. Finally found another club with more dancers, but the customer to dancer ratio was about 10:1 at that one.
-Went to a strip club on a Saturday night in Minnesota. Zero dancers showed up. Skipped out to a second club that has been good to me in the past. Only three mediocre dancers. Lots of demand for strippers at both clubs, but very little supply. I have strip clubbed a lot over the years and never seem so many clubs lacking dancers on primetime shifts.
I see an economic collapse coming before the end of the year, regardless of what happens with the virus. People won't go back to working after making larger sums of money sitting on their asses.
-Went to a McDonalds at dinner time. There was only a shift manager and one employee working. They could only offer a couple menu items because of a lack of workers. The shift manager told me everyone quit because they can make more money from unemployment. Usually they have about eight workers at dinner time. Hit a few other Mickey D's that seemed to be trying to get by with skeleton crews.
-Went to my local detailer/hand car wash guy. They had to basically shut down because the manager only had one employee show up. Usually they have about eight guys working. The manager had to roll up his sleeves and scrub down cars himself. Usually he just sits in the office and supervises.
-Went to Sam's Club to get new tires put on my vehicle. The automotive manager said he had several employees quit and they were falling behind on appointments. It would be almost two weeks until they could get my new tires on.
-Several of the companies I work with are barely able to operate or had to slow production to a crawl. One company was sending its college interns and office workers into production just so there were enough bodies. Another company gave everyone an automatic $3/hour raise to everyone, hoping no more employees would quit.
-"Now Hiring" signs are everywhere. Some employers are even offering sign-on bonuses. I thought only the military did that kind of thing.
-One of my suppliers that usually get me product right away is now unsure if he can get me what I need within six weeks. Not only is he lacking labor, but his own input suppliers are lacking labor to make what he needs. I also needed to get a specific type of plastic molding for a project. I called the manufacturer, and I will not be able to get it until spring 2022. They just can't get the materials they need to make the molding.
-I had a taste for Taco Bell on a long drive. Got into a line at the drive thru which was about twelve cars long. Bad idea because I was soon boxed in. It took me 35 minutes to finally get my food. Apparently, Taco Bell was short on employees, so the line moved slower than a snail.
-Many sit-down restaurants want to be back open right now, but cannot reopen because they can't find cooks or waitstaff. Their pre-pandemic cooks and waitstaff are making more on unemployment than they were working. Talked with a few owners with this problem in Traverse City.
-Went to a strip club on a Saturday night in Indiana. Big club. Maybe twenty-five customers inside but only one dancer was working. Finally found another club with more dancers, but the customer to dancer ratio was about 10:1 at that one.
-Went to a strip club on a Saturday night in Minnesota. Zero dancers showed up. Skipped out to a second club that has been good to me in the past. Only three mediocre dancers. Lots of demand for strippers at both clubs, but very little supply. I have strip clubbed a lot over the years and never seem so many clubs lacking dancers on primetime shifts.
I see an economic collapse coming before the end of the year, regardless of what happens with the virus. People won't go back to working after making larger sums of money sitting on their asses.
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One of the best examples I can think of is one of my friends who owns a restaurant. When the state forced the restaurants to down in March 2020, all his employees were eligible for unemployment. 80% of his employees were part-time college kids, but they were eligible. Here we are, over a year later, most of those part-time college kids never even returned to the state because they did their classes remotely for the 2020-2021 school year, and they are STILL collecting unemployment while sitting in their parents home doing nothing. I can't blame a college kid for duping the system, but it puts people like my friend in a tight spot when they FINALLY can have customers come in and now they don't have enough staff to accommodate them.
Think it's bad? I see some big box grocery stores more bare now than in the middle of the pandemic. I can't figure out if it's because of supply issues, or is it manpower issues, not enough workers to order products and stock the shelves? Maybe a combination of both. I will say, stuff I had some trouble finding during the pandemic (household staples) I am starting to stock up on again. For example, a certain shampoo I like, or deodorant in a certain scent, my favorite toothpaste.
They need to start offering livable wages.
If crazyjoe is out destroying shitters, there will be quite the dilemma 😅
If you are willing to pay an arm and a leg they will drop what they are doing and rush over, but that just makes it an even longer wait for people who are paying the normal rate. This is true for plumbers just like it is for strippers (and most other in demand professions).
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But that particular place I believe is better-than-average with their operations. They were advertising for servers, but it seemed like they had their staff running the place well. Seems like as time goes on, that type of thing will stand out more.
@ heavin... good idea, usually Joe keeps me busy and Rollin in da shit! 😂🤣😂
Those not earning much get paid a lot less on ui even with the boost. Even at $20 an hour someone doesn't get the maximum of $460 or so.
overall the whole covid shit show was poorly handled by the government and medical officials. basically a power grab. imo.
If you refuse to take the vaccine or wear a mask, you can sit at home without pay.
If you refuse to have your children vaccinated or wear masks, you can sit at home to babysit them through virtual learning while not getting paid.
The availability of vaccines, masks, and sanitizer- along with our date on how to properly distance and ventilate to reduce transmission- have essentially removed all obstacles to returning to what closely resembles status quo ante. It is time to stop these destructive and harmful enhanced unemployment benefits. Period. Full stop.
You are to look for gainful employment. But are not obligated to downgrade to part time work at a fraction of your previous earnings
^^^muddy, I don't think anyone's going to be scratching their heads over a gap in the resume after a once-in-a-century pandemic.
This requirement is waived during COVID.
So it might feel good to bash free money, how’s about getting our folks a proper education so these jobs of the future stay here in this country.
I’m not against giving bread to the starving but I’m not the least bit ashamed to eat steak I earned myself
Then get an education and for the same effort but 2 bottles of water and take a day off.
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If these jobs were really only going to be filled by part-time teenagers, there would be a heck of a lot less options out there for consumers. Some, especially environmentalists, may consider that a good thing. Others would consider less variety not a good thing.
I don’t agree with the magic money printer doing its thing, but on the other hand, I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that the weaker places get shut down imo. It’s an industry that won’t ever go away, and the strong will survive and thrive.
By the time the bill comes due, and people realize how badly they fucked up, the democrat party will have shredded the Constitution and unlawfully created a system which grants them unlimited federal control in perpetuity.
This is not about helping the little guy. This is the iron fist in the velvet glove, and sooner or later that glove comes off.
Max UI $275..+ Federal Enhancement $300. = $575 x 26 weeks (Maximum Payout) total is less than 15k
I’m not a big fan of the enhancement but UI is supposed to be paid for by a wage deduction and if you want to discuss the pros and cons there’s plenty to discuss without making up shit that isn’t true
Unfortunately you just make up shit off extreme right wing talking points that have no basis in truth
No one has an obligation to slave away for businesses that refuse to pay a living wage
Max UI $275..+ Federal Enhancement $300. = $575 x 26 weeks (Maximum Payout) total is less than 15k"
25 that is not accurate. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program also extended the weeks of compensation to September 6. To the extend that someone exhausts their traditional 26 weeks under FL law, the Feds are picking up the additional tab and continuing full payments of the traditional FL benefit plus the enhancement. By the time this is over, there will be people who will have been on enhanced unemployment (of one form or another) for well over a year.
And that $575 is tax free. Add back SS/Medicare (which is taxed at dollar one) and some nominal federal income tax (not much) and this would be the equivalent of about $32k per year. That's before we even consider the cost savings of not having to commute to a job site, maintain work clothes, buy food that can be eaten on the job site, etc., etc.
No wonder nobody wants to go back to work in the restaurants, retail stores, etc. They can make the equivalent of $16 per hour NOT working and save additional money in the process.
@Icee: To 25's point about the economics of restaurants, it's not about taking sides. Most restaurant owners are not Daddy Wharbucks types. It is a business with brutally thin margins. Even the average McDonalds franchise only kicks out about $150k per year in net profit, which is why most franchise owners own multiple locations and consolidate oversight operations.
That same McD's franchise can also take as much as 25,000 employee hours to run each year, so increasing hourly rates by even $1 is a substantial hit to the bottom line. Trying to move to a "living wage" of $15 per hour would be impossible without jacking up prices, which would also come with consequences and most likely would not be completely successful. So the most likely outcome of an increase in required wages will be a lot more automation and lost jobs, which certainly doesn't help those workers.
Was that clear enough for you Dugan?
Actually, the profitability of a business directly correlates to what that business can afford to pay. There are no slaves here in America son. Anyone who doesn't think that he/she is being paid enough can very readily find another job. Our incomes are tied to the skills required to do the job, plain and simple. If Suzie the takeout window girl thinks that she has the skills to earn more elsewhere, she's free to go do so.
"We are low on staff - please be patient with our employees - the ones that bothered to show up to work"
That was the exact quote on the sign - the owner's frustration was obvious - LOL
Would that we could all be talking advantage of vulnerable women like you, we'd be saints.
I wonder if nicki ever leaves his house. If he did, and maybe even interacted with a shop keeper or two, he might have a better handle on the reality.
I won't even get into how a much lower LFPR has paired with this unemployment fiasco.
The unemployment rate is calculated by the number of people in the labor force looking for employment but cannot find employment divided by the number of people in the labor force as a whole. The labor force is defined as both people working and people looking for work. People who are content to live off benefits and not searching for work are not considered part of the labor force, thus the welfare babies are not even calculated in the unemployment rate.