Robert ReichThere is no labor shortage for jobs that pay workers fairly. Isn’t it funny how that works?
Minnesnowta@rbreich I don't think that's true at all, and agree with you on most things. You keep posting this type of comment, but there are severe shortages in very well-paying jobs such as construction, health care, social services, administration, tech, etc.
Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)No matter what job profile you need, pay 10 million dollars a month, and you will find it.
Most of those shortages are caused by paying workers half (or less) of what they should be paid. Clients don't want to pay enough to pay such salaries? Sooner or later, they will, if they really need the work done.
If there is not enough trained people, they will come from abroad. Even if there are not enough people abroad (or your government manages to not let them come), people will retrain, so the shortage never will last more than the time needed to retrain, 8 years at most.
Lannan ⛈️@Minnesnowta @rbreich Because those industries currently treat their workers like trash. Every ex-construction worker I know would do anything to keep from going back. Health care has been a dumpster fire since COVID. Social workers are actually paid little more than minimum wage and put on very traumatic front lines. Admin is soul sucking work. Can't speak for tech but I know that most web tech is very hit or miss.
@lannan @rbreich Most of what you say isn't true at all with the exception of the health care dumpster fire. But there was a shortage long before Covid. Shortages in rural locales especially that would be great places for health care workers. But I'm not a purist or extremist who speaks in hyperbole. Not going to argue with you.