Kolek planning to go pro
And those were coveted jobs back in the day. And they paid minimum wage. And no overtime until you hit 50 hours.Kids today are too soft and spoiled.
Kids today are too soft and spoiled.
Kids generally turn out how they are parented.
All kinds of things that were considered "true" or "good" "back in the day" actually sucked or were stupid or were lies told by old people.If you or your kids were soft and spoiled, that's on either you or your parents. Don't generalize.Now get out of my yard!
And take those ornaments from my tree with you!
So...corporate hoarding?The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything‘It is anything but efficient or normal.’ Surging corporate demand is upending global supply chains. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-17/inflation-rate-2021-and-shortages-companies-panic-buying-as-supplies-run-short?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews"Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The frenzy is pushing supply chains to the brink of seizing up. Shortages, transportation bottlenecks and price spikes are nearing the highest levels in recent memory, raising concern that a supercharged global economy will stoke inflation.Caught in the crosscurrents is Dennis Wolkin, whose family has run a business making crib mattresses for three generations. Economic expansions are usually good for baby bed sales. But the extra demand means little without the key ingredient: foam padding. There has been a run on the kind of polyurethane foam Wolkin uses — in part because of the deep freeze across the U.S. South in February, and because of “companies over-ordering and trying to hoard what they can.”
What I'm seeing is that customers are aware of longer lead times because of some actual shortages. So they are ordering larger quantities to make up for it with the assumption their subsequent order will have a longer lead time also and the first will cover them until they're ready for the re-order. (If that makes any sense.) The problem is everyone is doing this and manufacturer's can't keep up. For example, our brass supplier is farther down stream than us and he's so overloaded that his deliveries are 8-10 weeks late which means we may be shutting down a chunk of machines next month. We've placed larger orders on our brass supplier because of their issues which just made things worse................and on and on...............
Ice Cream parlor in Pittsburgh raises pay to $15/hr. and gets over 1,000 applications. Prices didn’t go up. Employee attrition went down. Profits didn’t decrease. https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/ice-cream-parlor-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-hr-flooded-with-job-applications-112471621755
Our company has offices worldwide. They have, while not made it official, basically said that the WFH model will remain as an option permanently moving forward as long as your job permits. Make sense for a significant portion of employees.Today we get a note from HR: Do not move to another country BEFORE checking with HR and your manager. I guess someone took that work from wherever you want a bit too literally.
So...Hawaii? American Samoa?
I also think there is a disconnect between many of the people seeking work and those jobs that are open right now. I read this somewhere and am blankingo on the source, but a lot of the jobs that are open now are ones that are generally "side hustles" or ones generally filled by younger labor. But the unemployed who are seeking employment are generally those who are young professionals. And those people aren't going to take short term jobs at Target when they are looking for long-term, career oriented jobs. Especially at the wages being offered now.Sure the enhanced unemployment has something to do with this, but some of this is just going to need time to sort itself out.
my wife's cousin and his wife relocated to Hawaii for five months. He said the only issue was having to get up at 3am.a local chain of restaurants, pubs, and hotels is offering a $1000 immediate cash bonus for positions and $15 per hour. They still aren't getting applicants. Our state's new UE max rate is basically $26/hour when combined with the federal $300 bonus. There is talk about reinstating the requirement people actually look for work but that hasn't been decided yet.
Are you in Oregon? I just went to the calculator on the site to estimate the benefits for somebody who had earned $48K/year while working 40 hours/week. The max annual state payout is $15,600. Throw in another $15,600 from the feds, and that's $31,200, or $15/hour.Let me know if I calculated that wrong; it's certainly possible as I did it in about 3 minutes.
Here's a listing by state:https://www.ziprecruiter.com/blog/unemployment-benefits-by-state/#:~:text=The%20maximum%20unemployment%20benefit%20available%20to%20individuals%20in%20Indiana%20is,or%20about%20%2410%20per%20hour.Still not sure why some states opted out of free federal money for their residents. Look at the amounts states like Indiana, and Tennessee get. Those people need the federal 300 the most.
Yes. The maximum amount is increasing to $1033/week ( including the $300 per week). That's what I was going off of to get to $26/hour. An individual who earned $48k/year would get $838 per week now ($538 plus $300) until July 1, then $891 after July 1. That would come out to $22/hour. It's also untaxed. This is the site to calculate benefits. I put in $12k per quarter: https://fileunemployment.org/oregon/or-calculator/