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In the past month, I've heard about shortage of lifeguards, home doctors, nurses, airport workers, programmers, dishwashers, security guards. Where did all the workers go?
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I can tell you its 110% people giving the middle finger to the system. The level of abuse entry level workers have experienced the past couple of years has skyrocketed. Couple that with companies having to deal with sometimes large portions of staff away due to covid and managers/owners have made their staffing problems the problem of the fewer workers who do show up.
I don't think its as much an incentive issue as much as its people saying no, I am not going to work this job get crap pay and be treated like crap. People see that minimum wage gets them nothing in terms of quality of life, whats the point of working your ass off for un-liveable wages ? No, not an argument of " if you want better pay get better education or experience in a field/trade " thats not the point here.
For example on the Sunshine Coast, the majority of our fast food, service and gas station workers are immigrants from India. Why are they taking these entry level jobs ? (Yes these companies re: Tim Hortons, McDonalds, A&W have immigration programs for workers but nobody else is lining up to work these jobs) because they move in and rent a house with multiple people living in it, so a half dozen poor wages makes it possible to rent, buy food, and have an income. Most are obligated to send money home to their parents and take care of them back in India. But you remove them from the equation and we would have no workers in these fields here.
Now trying to bring in people with degrees and needing doctors, veterinarians, skilled trades people a community like the Sunshine Coast cannot even attract outside help as there is no available housing.
Its honestly people fed up with the cost of living, the wage they can earn and the future being very bleak for people wanting to get ahead.
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