I’m fortunate to work on the side of economic development that tries to stop such foolishness on the part of HR departments. They’re a hard-headed bunch, I’ll grant you that! However, I’ve also seen the operations types with ignorant ideas about the wages they’ll be able to hire at. Example - ready for certification code welders: $14-15/hour. There were about 5 of us wondering what they were smoking when they decided on that wage.
Volvo, which will build the S60 sedan in SC, joins BMW and Mercedes in SC. A high percentage of these vehicles are for export, so they’re in competition with Mexico, and add pressure for ‘free trade’ agreements.