That is true of every profession. Based on this thread so far, maybe I”m wrong. Seems like there must be a glut of teachers because it is such a great job. You get over paid and don’t work very hard. Sounds like a dream for a lot of people.
The hospital is not in the cafeteria business. The closure of the cafeteria does not threaten the hospitals business model. Your example only serves to prove my point. The cafeteria will reopen at some point. It is a temporary challenge. What threatens the hospitals existence is having no patients. There is no recovery if you have no customers.
Thank you for proving my point. The hospital isnt having revenue issues but still cannot staff. Thanks again..
That qualifies as a double down. But out of respect I will take a stab at your questions and my simple answer is that bad teachers should not have their jobs if they can’t improve. That is the fault of the unions protecting them. 90% of jobs out there you get canned if you can’t produce. But you, just like most of the people on here and in the general public, paint a picture of teachers based on the 5% or less that do an awful job (just like with law enforcement). But what are new teachers supposed to do not join their union? Go work at a private school with lower pay and worse benefits? 95% of teachers get into that career with the best of intentions (just like cops) and yet all they hear is constant negativity about their job. No wonder the number of students pursuing education as a career has dropped by a third over the last decade and now cops are leaving the workforce in droves. To my original post it says a lot about where we are as a society.
I worked as a teacher/coach for six years. With coaching, I put in A LOT of hours outside of my contracted school day. I also volunteered to chaperone prom, homecoming, etc... I was usually one of the first in and last to go. I now work in heavy industry as a plant manager and I work A LOT more than I ever did as a teacher/coach. Had I not been a coach, the comparison wouldn't even be worth talking about. I have a ton of respect of teachers and what they do, but as far as time commitment goes, they have a pretty good gig. The mental and emotional commitment teachers make is another story.
Sometimes. It depends. I have two sides to the business. One is an executive recruiting function where we recruit people into executive level positions typically earning 200-400K annually. The other side is a staffing function for stuff like help desk and IT admin. The latter is the trash if you want to call them that. BTW....our margins are constrained right now on the staffing side because we are having to pay more under existing contracts. Two things will happen, I will renegotiate contracts as I am able to reflect the market and the massive jump in demand will moderate. Things are acute right now because the economy is going 0-60 faster than a Tesla. It’s almost unprecedented. I expect this is a 2-4 quarter challenge.
What he said is that some in the groups that are brand new to the labor force, or are historically not drawn to the labor force to the same degree, they really aren’t worth a $15 minimum wage and that they often price themselves beyond the skills they offer, which can lead to a lifetime of becoming disgruntled and not participating in the workforce. Part of the segment mentioned McDonalds is experimenting with AI at some pilot stores and Laffer had empathy for those at the bottom who will someday be displaced, but life moves on.
Then tell that story. Dont say you have a ton of respect while at the same time try to diminish what teachers do with statements like “I work A LOT more than I ever did as a teacher” and “Had I not been a coach, the comparison wouldn’t even be worth talking about”
???? Duh. That is what I have been saying. Lack of revenue closes business. Cost increases and labor challenges can temporarily change the model. Did you forget what you were arguing? As a reminder, you were arguing that the increase in wages or lack of people was going to force mass closure of small business and destroy the economy. Would you like me to recite your exact posts? Are you drunk this morning?
Are you reciting inflation statistics that you previously said you don’t believe?
In my opinion, in Ohio, $15 an hour is about where an entry level laborer should be at most industrial plants. Throughout my life, I have had just about every job imaginable, including my first job at Wendy's flipping burgers in the early 90's. I can't imagine an entry level fast food employee being worth $15 an hour, considering a good amount of those employees have little to no work experience overall. There might be positions within the fast food industry that are fully deserving of $15 an hour, but IMO, entry level employees are not.
If the Republicans take back the House in 22 maybe. I guess you've missed all the wild spending the left has proposed.
You just said that lack of revenue closes businesses...so why cant they staff when revenue is strong. thanks again..
Nailed it!
I'm talking about all the outrageous spending that has already occurred over the last 4 years. BTW....spending is only a problem if you don't have the revenue. Trump's problem is that he spent at insane levels and cut revenue at the same time. That is how he doubled the annual debt from Obama's last year in office.
how were things BEFORE the China virus hit...
Yes. And the reason the hospital is not closed is because they have revenue. Businesses can't staff right now BECAUSE revenue is strong. Their staffing levels were based on previous revenue models. The revenue is growing at a faster rate than they can operationally handle. Do you remember last year when it all came to a halt almost overnight? It is now returning almost overnight. A business can fire much faster than it can hire especially in these conditions. This is a TEMPORARY business condition brought on by an whiplashing economic environment over the last 18 months. It will moderate tremendously over the next year.
I said they were good. They have been good since about 2012.
Federal minimum wage is like 8 bucks. Nobody is forcing anybody to pay $15.
I’m reciting inflation statistics that you believe in
I believe all of them. You on the other hand are a total fraud who concocts a narrative and rejects any data that refutes it, but will then immediately turn around an cite the very same data if you think it will support your argument. You are a total hack.
I accept all raw data. I have my own algorithm that interprets that data. I do not accept government algorithms.
Post your algorithm. Proprietary algorithm's are untrusted. Put it in the public domain where it can be evaluated and scrutinized for efficacy. In the meantime, I will maintain my position that you are a fraudulent hack.
Pretty wrong. Enhanced unemployment and stimulus are playing a role, but there are a multitude of factors that are impacting the labor gap. I deal with this everyday in my business and they include in no order:
I know, right? It must be so embarrassing to lower yourself to take a delivery job. Could you imagine someone having, or actually choosing to take a second job to make ends meet or earn some extra cash? And a menial food service job with the rest of the lower-class plebeians no less? Gross.
And again, when revenue is not the issue, why cant they staff?