• Neuromancer
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    2 months ago

    We already have a worker shortage. So no the answer isn’t more workers.

    My gf is salary and works 50 hours a week. Four days a week means she’s working 12-13 hour days. She doesn’t want that.

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      2 months ago

      We don’t have a worker shortage we have a shortage of well paying jobs. If companies pay better than people will take the jobs… and that sucks she has to work so much has they try hiring at better wages or you know she could say no…

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        I agree some of what you’ve said in this threat, but we 100% have a worker shortage. I work in healthcare and there just aren’t people out there with the qualifications we need. There are not enough doctors or nurses in the US. The govt funds a lot of healthcare education (nursing and medical schools). The govt isn’t expanding slots and schools often can’t find teachers anyway (for nursing anyway, not docs as much).

        The answer is obviously immigration, but that’s an ethical issue in healthcare. Bringing in people who want to be nurses and docs usually means taking them from developing nations. As the US population gets older and we have fewer young people, we just won’t have enough people working in healthcare.

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        We have a worker shortage. Look at the unemployment rate. I think last time I looked it was 3.2 which means we can’t fill jobs. Companies pay well enough. We have jobs that pay about 300k and we get very few applications because is the shortage. It’s well known there is a cybersecurity shortage, nursing as well.

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        2 months ago

        That is true but I’ve never worked a salary job with overtime. I also agree it should be more of a thing. I’m not a fan of companies working people 60-80 hours a week because they are “salary”. That was never the intent for salary. This bill as stated will never pass. I’m not sure Bernie has ever really got any bills to pass.