A recruiter for Union Pacific Corp, Ferrie Bailey’s comments are blocked by the paywall for the WSJ. Can someone tell me what skills she is looking for? Welding? Machining? If so I have a suggestion, pay more for those skills and more qualified applicants will show up.
I find a lot of these employer complaints are from companies wanting something for nothing above their idea of market value.
True, in an economic downturn employers are all too willing to lower the payscales in hopes that desperate folks will accept anything even remotely close to their needs.
My current employer uses this "rationale" to explain why we aren't getting raises or higher raises. Granted, it's their prerogative whether I get one or not, but don't attempt to insult my intelligence by lying to me about it.
In my experience, I've seen that when there's a surplus of labor, the rates go down. When there's a shortage, the rates go up.
I do recall my shop classes quite fondly. About the only classes I took where I felt that I actually learned something of value.
RE: I find a lot of these employer complaints are from companies wanting something for nothing above their idea of market value.
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Are you saying that the article is giving us BS when it calls these unfilled jobs -— “secure, well-paying jobs with good benefits that don’t require a college degree” ?
Can someone tell me what skills she is looking for? Welding? Machining? If so I have a suggestion, pay more for those skills and more qualified applicants will show up.
Do you honestly believe that unemployed electricians with experience working on diesel engines (according to the WSJ column) are sitting around on their asses waiting for Union Pacific to raise its payscale? ROTFLMAO
A railroad company in my local community has advertised for trainees, brakeman/conductor/engineer combined, to work on trains. The job is very dangerous, people do get killed, and the hours are highly irregular and all over the clock. This is not a job you do until retirement, as leaping onto, or leaping down from, a moving train is hard on the body.
My nephew always wanted to be a train engineer. He has applied for the position along with 6 other daring young men. Two have already failed the drug test!
I’ve always encouraged him to do what he loves as that is the best path to financial success. He used to be crazy about computers and it looked like he would go into IT. He has changed his mind and is looking at trains instead. OK. But I’ve encouraged him to acquire other skills, such as welding, machining, or keeping up with computer technology for that day when physically he can no long work trains.
“I find a lot of these employer complaints are from companies wanting something for nothing above their idea of market value.”
You’re right; a lot of them want workers who will settle for the “new normal” wage of working for food.
During the housing building boom, contractors around here would often let go an American who was a trained and experienced electrician/plumber/etc. because he would hire on an illegal who underbid the American.
I think some employers were spoiled into thinking that 3rd world pay scale was the norm and thus can’t find anyone willing to train and work for that wage level.
First and final offer: $48,000 a year, no relocation assistance and lousy benefits.
Recruiter said I shouldn't pass up this opportunity because I may never get another one. Told her to stop wasting my time and just get to Padjuters immigration paperwork.
This will become one of those jobs that executives will be crying their eyes out about on CNBC.
Lab126 on the other hand which is Amazon's in-house research and development operation approached me about a similar position (presumably for what became the Kindle Fire) and was substantially more generous.