[CoachKandSportsguy]

"Dealers and independent #mechanics describe a frustrating situation: #Demand is booming, but many shops are missing out on business because they lack the staff to keep up."

Why It’s Impossible to Get Your Car Repaired This Summer - WSJ

Nursing request for my mom resulted in a week's delay due to labor shortage at the home health nursing service provider this week. .

[JGibson]

Why link to a paywall?

[billethkid]

Too much of the potential workforce of today just are not interested in working to be paid.

Far too many make out as well or better by not going to work.
Too many programs offering far much money for doing nothing in return.

I have heard it too many times.....why should I go to work when I can make as much staying home.

Progress will not be made in employees availability until we as a society get back to NEEDING A JOB to survive!!

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[Keefelane66]

We are still in “The Great Job Migration” depending on area. Electric Boat (Submarine manufacture) hired 1000+ after background and drug screening. My granddaughter fiancé left a local dealership as mechanic, reason doubled his pay and better benefits 5 day workweek.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

"Dealers and independent #mechanics describe a frustrating situation: #Demand is booming, but many shops are missing out on business because they lack the staff to keep up."

Why It’s Impossible to Get Your Car Repaired This Summer - WSJ

Nursing request for my mom resulted in a week's delay due to labor shortage at the home health nursing service provider this week. .

Welcome to the new America. Most home health aides are immigrants. Most Americans don't want the job. Some immigrants are afraid to work now, even if they are legally here, because of the constant harassment just because they have darker skin, or an accent. Entitled folks say "just show your ID and you'll be fine." How many times have those entitled folks been ordered to show their ID?

[MrFlorida]

Nobody wants to work with their hands anymore, why ? They can go to college and not have to pay for it.....You will !!!

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

Nobody wants to work with their hands anymore, why ? They can go to college and not have to pay for it.....You will !!!

Obviously you live in a NEWS dark hole. Supreme Court ruled the Administrations debt forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 is not constitutional, so where do you get your information?

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Obviously you live in a NEWS dark hole. Supreme Court ruled the Administrations debt forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 is not constitutional, so where do you get your information?

Well - what hole have you been in - check out the Plan B bail-out plan from this administration:

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers | The White House

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ow/ar-AA1dtsRd

[Stu from NYC]

We live longer raise the retirement age.

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Well - what hole have you been in - check out the Plan B bail-out plan from this administration:

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers | The White House

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ow/ar-AA1dtsRd

It started similar on original proposal but was stopped by the courts I expect this will go nowhere. The Supreme Court decision advised it must go thru Congressional legislation to be approved, successfully passing Congress is 0.
I want everyone to have free ice cream what’s the chance of that?

[njbchbum]

When folks want to tell you that the economy is back and booming and the unemployment rate is so low - ask them what the Labor Participation Rate is! labor participation rate 2023 at DuckDuckGo We are only just back to the pre-pandemic level of participation!

And just for the fun of it, compare the recovery to the rest of the working world Labor Force Participation Rate - Countries - List

[vintageogauge]

What is wrong with showing an ID? I have to show mine at the doctors office, hospitals, banks, everywhere in The Villages such as pools, rec center club affairs, dog parks, and many other places that I can't remember at the moment.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

What is wrong with showing an ID? I have to show mine at the doctors office, hospitals, banks, everywhere in The Villages such as pools, rec center club affairs, dog parks, and many other places that I can't remember at the moment.

When you go to a restaurant, do you demand to see the ID of the white waitress who doesn't have a foreign accent? No? Why not?

When you walk into a bank - not even gotten as far as the line for the tellers - does a manager walk up to you and demand to see your ID? No? Why not?

When you are driving through a neighborhood and stop at a stop sign, does someone rush out of their house and demand to see your ID? No? Why not?

Answer: because your skin isn't brown.

The people who are HARASSED with this kind of behavior - are not white Americans. Yes everyone gets their ID checked. But not everyone is harassed for it by random strangers whose jobs don't involve checking IDs.

And yes - every example I just posted in this post has happened to people with brown skin, and similar incidents happen to them all the time. They are targeted and harassed because of their skin color. Puerto Ricans are told "you don't belong here, go back to your own country." Because a) all brown people look alike so obviously these must be illegal aliens, or b) some people skipped the history class where they were taught that Puerto Ricans ARE American citizens and DO belong here. Or possibly both.

There are people who think that if someone has brown skin and works as a home aid, then obviously they're illegal Haitians. And deserve to be harassed whenever they're seen wearing their uniform or scrub shirt outside their client's home.

It happens ALL THE TIME. Unless you're white. Then it doesn't happen.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Welcome to the new America. Most home health nurses are immigrants. Most Americans don't want the job. Some immigrants are afraid to work now, even if they are legally here, because of the constant harassment just because they have darker skin, or an accent. Entitled folks say "just show your ID and you'll be fine." How many times have those entitled folks been ordered to show their ID?

Constant Harassment? Really. I have employed over 100 people for forty years. Many, like me, are beautiful and bronze poc. Where do you hear we are constantly harassed. I love this country, this state and the vast, vast percentage of great people that are fellow citizens. Sidenote, thinking "we" are unable or not sharp enough to obtain ID is insulting. BTW when do you think we are asked to show ID?

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

Nobody wants to work with their hands anymore, why ? They can go to college and not have to pay for it.....You will !!!

I would generally agree with you, however seeing how we spend money I would not object seeing young folks get some. The gov't screwed up college and tuition with guarantees anyway. My college in the 80's was 7900 a year. Today, one generation later, 57,000.00 per year.