Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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06/23/21 12:35 AM
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Law Dog
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Many people just want to get paid some are willing to do the minimal if needed but overtime forget it.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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06/23/21 02:28 AM
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Posts: 1,181 Golconda, IL
nramemb
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Pay 25+ an hour and it's not been a big issue so far. not true some of the guys in my union are not answering the phone so they don't have to go to work. draw 500 + a week off unemployment plus the 300 a week and you draw a pretty good check
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Trap Setter]
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06/23/21 04:30 AM
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Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 911 WI
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We start at 25 for drivers, home every night, $6000 sign on bonus, $1000 retention bonus yearly, paid vacation and sick leave and full benefits at 30 days. Still struggle to get enough applicants to keep the wheels rolling. Start at 16 for warehouse $1000 sign on bonus, $500 yearly retention bonus and same vacation, sick leave and benefits as drivers and still have more temps than our employees. I've heard the arguments that pay enough and lazy people will came to work. I totally disagree a lazy person who is paid very little for doing nothing will continue doing nothing as long as they can because they are lazy. A good worker will strive for more in the future and have a backup plan to make improvements in their lives. Unfortunately the government sees the workers as cows to be milked till they are dry and the lazy people as the victims of an unknown or unnamed victomizer. But as long as the lazy stay poor and stay convinced its not their fault they are poor the government can continue to steal from the middle and give to the rich who run the programs for the poor. Who believe the government is their only option at survival Sorry went a bit off the rails there. I don't blame any one party but the whole mess. We are near the end of this once great republic I am afraid. Trap Setter what company are you at and do they train? I take it that's Eau Claire local only. I'm thinking food service or something along those lines. Pm me if you don't want to post where you work. I'm way south of you so not in the EC area. I'm in a very rural area an hour south of La Crosse.
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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06/23/21 04:43 AM
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Posts: 2,786 Northern lower Michigan
Feedinggrounds
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I have between 12 to 14 men at my post mill. 1/3 are mid 50's guys that have been mill workers all their lives, live close, and live simple. 1/3 Are 20 something young bucks that come and go, they are on green chain mostly. 1/3 mid 30's men not long out of jail for child support. Every man gets 10 to 12 hours overtime every week. Starting pay $11.00, .50 cent raise at 30 days another .50 cents at 60 days. After 60 days, every 2 months I look through my daily notes and bump wages where deserved and earned. I am on a busy state road with a BIG HELP wanted sign out all summer. The sign has become a local landmark, conversation piece. Lol I hire 10 to get maybe 2 that last the season.
you're only allowed so many sunrises... I aim to see every one of them!
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: ebsurveyor]
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06/23/21 04:50 AM
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Posts: 11,315 Maine, Aroostook
Posco
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Tomorrow I start my 56th year of having a job. For the past 55 years I've been hearing that no employees are available (in my field as a land surveyor). Funny thing is, if an employer offers the correct amount of compensation the vacant jobs will fill quick. The US government has lowered the value of the dollar. Pay what it takes and they will fill the jobs. The company I work for can't hire or retain good employees. The pay isn't bad for the area but it isn't enough to offset the schedule and monotony of the job. I keep telling them it ain't rocket science to figure out why they're understaffed but they seem to be mystified by it.
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Feedinggrounds]
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06/23/21 04:59 AM
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Posts: 5,214 Crivitz WI
Sprung & Rusty
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I have between 12 to 14 men at my post mill. 1/3 are mid 50's guys that have been mill workers all their lives, live close, and live simple. 1/3 Are 20 something young bucks that come and go, they are on green chain mostly. 1/3 mid 30's men not long out of jail for child support. Every man gets 10 to 12 hours overtime every week. Starting pay $11.00, .50 cent raise at 30 days another .50 cents at 60 days. After 60 days, every 2 months I look through my daily notes and bump wages where deserved and earned. I am on a busy state road with a BIG HELP wanted sign out all summer. The sign has become a local landmark, conversation piece. Lol I hire 10 to get maybe 2 that last the season. In this economy with jobs everywhere, I wouldn't get out of bed for 11 bucks an hour.
No Jab.
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
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06/23/21 05:54 AM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland
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Pay 25+ an hour and it's not been a big issue so far. At the very least it will raise the price of goods so the demand will dwindle to the point the business won’t need help. lol
-Goofy-
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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06/23/21 06:55 AM
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Posts: 14,146 Michigan
Trapper Dahlgren
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daughter got hired a local paper mill , starting wage was 28+ , 3 people quit in 3 weeks , did not like the work to hot , shift work , , my daughter is getting 20 plus hours of overtime a week , because they can't get workers, good benefits there also ,
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: stinkypete]
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06/23/21 08:04 AM
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Posts: 5,214 Crivitz WI
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It is the mindset that is out there now. Our Government is the enabler. We pay tax’s to enable those to do as little as possible I have employees in there 20s with children. As long as the wife keeps her wages low. They get free health care. Food stamps. Wick etc... Now with them getting there child care tax credit early. You won’t get them back to work. This in my opinion is not sustainable. You can’t have more riding the wagon then pulling the wagon. That's the end game. Been in the works for a long time now. In the end we'll have socialism and our freedom lost. Many don't see it. Got the blinders on or just no one to teach them.
No Jab.
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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06/23/21 08:24 AM
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Posts: 34,929 Central, SD
Law Dog
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A lot of places run on a handful of good employees that are willing to do most of the works and the rest are willing to let them do that work until the hard workers burn out.
Can’t tell you how many people think they deserve more because they got away with doing less for so many years and want more pay and less hours. Many employees focus on time off VS work ethics and think sick time is to be budgeted rather then a benefit for a rainy day. LOL
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Law Dog]
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06/23/21 08:33 AM
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A lot of places run on a handful of good employees that are willing to do most of the works and the rest are willing to let them do that work until the hard workers burn out. I keep my eye on the new guys and see how much time and what kind of effort they put forward in trying to spend time in the office. Most of them will show you right off if they came to work or they want to fast track to being another boss. I have no use for the type that tries to weasel their way out of work.
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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06/23/21 08:43 AM
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Posts: 2,067 NY
rendezvous
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I believe this is the left making employers compete with the government, just to shove their $15 minimum wage down our throats.
And the monthly child tax credit payments, welfare! They want to create dependency on government!
God please... bless America again
Let's go Brandon!
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Re: Employers :Finding workers
[Re: Boco]
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06/23/21 08:46 AM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 2,294 PA
lumberjack391
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Too many lazy lumps. Even on here you see guys post about not trapping because they cant get big money for fur.Better to lay around the shack til the mail train comes back. Or work a job that makes better money instead? What are we suppose to do with 2.00 mink, 3.00 rats and 2.00 coon? No gravy train here.....
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