Why work if you get every thing free from the government?
I work in a well paying trade with lots of potential to be promoted.
These kids start at 10 an hour with no knowledge at all. Get a 2 dollar raise after 3 month probational period. Another buck at 6 months. The pay can be anywhere from 22.50 an hour to 46.10 an hour depending on experience. These kids show up in sneakers, no hard hat, no gloves, and spend most if their time on the phone. I tell them if you stick with it you could make almost 2000 a week. Most don’t last long. They complain about the heat and humidity. I tell them I’m 55 years old and if I can take it, you can take it. Most don’t last a week.
Actually, I see this as a good thing. We “broke” our job training programs over the last few decades by switching from a scholarship based model to a needs based model where all training funding required students to fill out a FAFSA form, and then funds were not given to the best and brightest, but to those who “qualified” based on need. The net result of this was that we eliminated accountability to be able to do jobs by funding whatever the student wanted, not what the employers needed. I think this is now coming home to roost, and employers are going to start stepping in and taking back their funding from pooled funds in the Financial Aid office, to merit based scholarships again.
I make a number I won't reveal per hour, call it $n, mandatory 50 hours a week.
I found out over the weekend that one of the companies we supply with parts to make their products is hiring entry-level workers for $n+.50. Don't know about hours or differences in benefits.
But you can bet I'm going to be bringing it up at the team meeting Thursday.