republicans are racist and culture warriors, white supremacist, so they don’t see that the nation needs immigrant workers, skilled and non-skilled. They don’t seem to understand just how large this country is. They think the entire country is just the town or city they live in. We do not have enough workers to fill all the jobs, and some jobs their superior white people just won’t do. The other side of the coin is they have made higher education so expensive we do not have the highly skilled workers needed for some high-tech specialty jobs. We need to bring them in from other countries that subsidize their education systems. Think of that. The republicans have attacked the US education system so much they have dumbed down the US education to the point we need to bring in people educated from other countries, or foreigners educated here paid for by their country. Hugs. Scottie
“I can’t have a conversation with any business owner that doesn’t revolve around the fact that they simply cannot find the skilled workforce they need,” says Jay Timmons, chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers.
Some 9 million positions are open across the economy, equal to 1.4 vacancies for every unemployed worker. The worst-affected industries are trying to figure out the best way to make themselves heard.
A trade group for companies in the construction industry is buying digital ads to push for immigration reform. An association that represents makers of heavy equipment is flying members to Washington from such places as North Dakota to beg lawmakers for help.
But Republicans keeps saying immigrants take away jobs from Americans who would gladly do them? So weird. It’s almost like the GOP are full of shit on yet another issue they claim to care about.
Bingo. That’s precisely why when DuhFascist began to kick out all the migrant workers on farms in FL not a single Republican kid took those jobs. NOT ONE.
All I hear from my GQP relatives are about how “no one wants to work anymore.” They still cling to this belief that the three stimulus checks that were given away several years ago (the first two from Trump, I remind them), made everyone quit their job and quit the workforce. I keep asking them — you seriously think people can live on $5000 for years without a job? But they hold fast — between those checks and all the other freeloading gummint programs, no one has to work anymore.
Or responded to their application? Some of these employers should take a look at their hiring process. They all expect top-tier talent then make the application process so laborious and tedious to then not even bother with responding once all steps are completed.
It’s been like that for years, but from what I’m reading it looks like it’s gotten even worse. (Not even sure how that’s possible.) The process for applying for jobs is a nightmare. And so is the onboarding process once you’ve been hired but haven’t started. Some companies outsource the background check. You can get flagged as lying if you said you started on 3/11/19 but really started (according to that company’s records) on 3/12/19. I’m not exaggerating. They’ve made everything as difficult as possible which they got away with for 20 years because there were way more job seekers than jobs. Someone would put up with the bullshit to get a job. Now, not so much.
As for skilled labor, we don’t two generations they had to go to college even if school wasn’t their thing. Electricians, plumbers, etc are retiring and there are few replacements. That crisis is already here, especially in rural areas and small towns.
Though this was about Scotland an article I just read was about how small areas over there were paying big bucks to get doctors to move there to practice.
In the isolated community I live in, the doctor they found who was willing to work here does not prescribe birth control to teenagers, nor encourage vaccinations. And those are his least offense beliefs and qualities…
Years ago I applied for a job for which I was more than qualified, and after jumping through a few preliminary hoops, the employer ghosted me. Happily, another application had progressed and I decided to accept that offer (which turned out to be a great opportunity after all). Months later, the first company contacted me to invite me for an interview. I declined and told them why I wouldn’t be interested in working for them.
Sending in a resume only to have to fill out a lengthy and unnecessary set of questions that the resume should answer but satisfies the needs of dolts who mainly work in HR. Then if you’re lucky to pass a phone screen, you interview with people who have no idea how to interview potential candidates and then decide that instead of 2-3 interviews, 7-10 over a couple months is appropriate. And then sometime 6 months later, if they don’t outright ghost you, they send a standardized email saying you didn’t get the job, an application most people would’ve long forgotten about.
Oh, you get an email? I never do. I’ve gone through series of interviews at top level jobs, and never heard back. After waiting several months, I sent them an email, and a few weeks later they tell you they gave the offer to someone else, but they just loved me and would like me to assist in their non-profit mission in any way that I can. Effing idiots.
I am an older gay guy in a long-term wonderful relationship. My spouse and I are in our 36th year together. I love politics and news. I enjoy civil discussions and have no taboo subjects. My pronouns are he / him / his and my email is Scottiestoybox@gmail.com
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