Posted on 08/24/2014 6:54:55 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
“any American with a strong work ethic and can pass a drug test.”
Therein lies the problem, years ago drug tests were rare, now they are required everywhere.
The stoners can thank lawyers and insurance companies for that.
A company gets far lower liability insurance rates if they have a ‘zero tolerance’ drug policy. The reason is if an employee is hurt in an accident and has any illegal drugs in their system the company is open to law suits.
We can continue to perpetuate this myth that Americans don't want to work or that there are jobs they cannot do, but the reality is that both parties have abandoned the American worker who has become a disposable commodity.
And right there you have the "skills gap".
Of course, if your guy was running a larger company, he might rent a few Congressmen to raise the H1-B quotas and then bring in crews of immigrants through a temp agency. Or he might just hire crews of illegals, like all of his competitors do.
I work regularly with millennial-aged staff. They are conscientious and diligent in their efforts. Many of them are working two jobs - and they are not getting paid very much.
With decent leadership (and sometimes even without decent leadership) they can do very well.
Charity is voluntary.
Government "charity" is done with "donations" extracted by force, fear and intimidation with the full weight of the government backing it up..
Bingo!
Who is pushing illegals as a solution? It is LEGAL IMMIGRATION that is killing the American worker and the middle class. Legal immigrants use the welfare system to a greater degree than the native born.
DOT regs. Federal requirement. If you're going long-haul you can't get around that.
Drilling companies won't hire a druggie, either. Most companies which have jobs involving moving expensive equipment won't either.
The list is long, but there is no Right to work somewhere if you are a drug user. (I suppose they'll sue for that next.)
In which case, more productive industries will leave states like the gun manufacturers are leaving anti-gun states. Insurance costs and liability profiles will mandate it.
I'm in a managerial position where I see a lot of that -- and even some things you didn't mention. You summed it up perfectly in one sentence: Many Americans do not take their jobs seriously.
Not an indictment of the school system. Just evidence of socialist brainwashing that values social worker desk jockeys above all.
And they will lecture you on man made Global Warming while having no useful skills.
The Federal Reserve, the largest corporations and their paid for politicians have spent decades suppressing wages and devaluing the dollar. There isn’t a shortage of workers. They’ve destroyed the fair labor market.
I’m 53 years old. Been in the car business for 22 years. Before that, out of high school, worked in manufacturing. I don’t do drugs. Of any kind. Unless you consider Ibuprophen a drug. Also, in the 35 years I’ve been working I’ve maybe missed a week of work. Total.
A couple of years ago I became unemployed. Could have gone to work immediately but I wanted something out of the automobile business. Looked for 3 mo’s. Couldn’t even get an interview.
So, there are good hard working people out there. If you didn’t want to hire me then who else won’t you hire?
Our education system has been controlled by liberals for the past century and drug tests.
Johnny cant read...but he can put a condom on a banana.
Mr. Funk cites figures that more than half of the applicants for these kinds of jobs in the temporary job market can’t pass a drug test. “They are unemployable in that case,” he says regretfully.
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If the compensation wasn’t half, in terms of purchasing power, compared to what it was 25 years ago, you’d be getting better applicants. Stephen Moore, the author, used to be a good guy. Now he’s just a shill.
Obama, the left, the Chamber of Commerce.....
"Houston, I think we see the problem...!"
It also doesn't help the government will take generous take care of anybody who doesn't want to work.
——”Houston, I think we see the problem...!”——
I have occasion to visit manufacturers on behalf of their customers.
At one place I visit, the boss always finds a reason to be on the floor to see that I am cared for. Over the years he and I have a chat for several minutes.
He made a nice expansion that allowed him to move some of his recieved materials and convert the old space to increased manufacturing capacity. I complimented him on his expansion. There was a problem.... a big problem.
He couldn’t find people to work that would
a. come to work everyday or
b. pass the drug test.
He said his total costs for medical checks including drug screening and back ground and etc cost him about $1,300 per new hire. He had been at it 6 months and still wasn’t up to speed. He finally quit all the other checks until he nailed down the drug test.
He had good “manufacturing” jobs in a small very specialized business with strong export sales.
Lots of failures involved here but the one that never gets mentioned is this is a failure of management to do its job.
Job 1 of the professional management class is to assemble and maintain a work force. Sounds like they are incapable of doing their jobs.
All I hear from them is whining, moaning, and excuses. And quietly collecting huge bonusus
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