gimme gimmes On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 5:16 PM justsumname <unixday...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What do I know... but it seems to me that people are somehow finding a way > to have food and their needs met and even some of their wants satisfied.... > without working anywhere. > I call it The Welfare State. Cuz I doubt they are lottery winners. > Parents or government or ??... someone is 'providing' it... > -- > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:52 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> It’s probably not the reason, but if I peruse the job listings for >> WISP/FISP field techs / installers, the pay offered is often crap. >> >> >> >> I’m impressed that many of them accurately state the job requirements >> (many job ads have vague nonsense for a job description), but then they >> offer something like $12/hour and want people to work 8-6 and half a day >> Saturday or something. Some have benefits and the possibility of pay >> increases and rising within the company, but employees today probably don’t >> think about a career with the company and rising through the ranks. Plus >> you can get all that at Walmart and just work a cash register or stock >> shelves. >> >> >> >> Another thing perhaps is that many young people today don’t seem to have >> a biological clock conducive to a work day that starts at 8:00. Most >> construction jobs actually start at 7:00 on site (because noise ordinances >> don’t let you start any earlier), good luck getting a 20 year old to show >> up at 7:00 ready to work. Used to be you had to do that, nobody cared if >> you weren’t a morning person. But then you got all the gig jobs where you >> just sign into the app whenever you wanted to work. And the retail and >> food service jobs that abused young workers by giving them different >> schedules every day and every week and not giving them a full 40 hours, and >> the kids got used to it and maybe actually started to like it. The idea >> that you work 9-5 because the man says so, is kind of obsolete in 2020. >> Employment probably looks less like a career and more like a la carte or >> day labor. I think I’ll work today. Or maybe not. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones >> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:30 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT new hires >> >> >> >> I dont understand this shit. I cant say much, I worked a full shift at a >> hardee's once as a second job and never showed back up, I regret it to this >> day. >> >> I think the prospect of the extra 2400 bucks a month unemployment is >> what's driving it. Theres gonna be a back pay rider on the "stimulus" >> package. I've considered asking the boss to "fire" me and cash may me half >> my salary in the mean time. While I work a second cash job at a bar. I'd >> pay off my debt in no time >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 2:49 PM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> Is this a generational thing: New hire, worked 2 days then no show? >> Will not return calls, texts or emails. Has happened repeatedly to us. We >> also have guys go through the whole process of getting hired then not ever >> showing up. >> >> >> >> No shows to scheduled interviews is very common. >> >> >> >> On a positive note, I am wiring up my new (to me) water jet cutter... Be >> making my own HDD drill bits and micro trenching blades soon! >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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