Originally Posted by
cyclefanatic83
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People apply just to prove they are looking in order to get the unemployment and bonus. Some "applicants" come out and say that
People who are serious only want to work 1/2 time so they can get part-time unemployment and full bonus $$
The serious applicants aren't always qualified for the jobs that are open...
in the 90s, maybe 1996, our business was seeking a front door receptionist / staffer because we hadn’t adjusted to a phone VM tree. I still recall a person who came to fill out an application and then politely begged me to sign a line on a form with other signatures / addresses where she had applied for work. I filled out the line on her form, she exited, and i later saw a very sad application.
Originally Posted by
boerne
We are seeing the F and B shortage in Austin. One bill they passed was to make permanent take out cocktails to go with the take out food.
Its not just restaurants.
My son runs a dental office that had the March April 2020 swoon and the State Government locked him down because he does mostly elective stuff in the office.
Once he could open back up (wisdom teeth at the end of the school year) when he recalled his staff, at least 50 percent said no thanks, unemployment and not working
was better. Over the next 6 months he has staffed up and is a little over staffed because there are so many jobs available, people still get COVID or just call in sick.
I dont see it as political, I think its economic. And it will sort itself out.
If the dental staff can earn as well with unemployment compared to employment at a dental office, then we can imagine the societal challenges - which can include virtual learning forcing parents to stay at home. Our planet really depends on schools to house their children during parents’ working hours.