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viva la

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37. Hire people and train them.

Sun Jun 29, 2025, 11:32 AM

Jun 29

There are not going to be 20 already trained-on-this-job applicants.

Employers used to hire teachable workers and then teach them. Now I see ads like:
Auto-Parts Store customer service. 4 years auto parts experience needed. $15/hr.

No joke-- I just saw that last week. Someone with 4 years of experience should be hired as assistant manager at least.

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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs [View all] applegrove Jun 28 OP

Kick dalton99a Jun 28 #1

Most young people I know Tree Lady Jun 28 #2

"easier" "not labor intensive" Prairie Gates Jun 28 #4

+1. And most factory supervisors are uneducated assholes. dalton99a Jun 28 #8

I very much preferred "uneducated assholes" as supervisors. Midnight Writer Jun 28 #12

I've been a registered nurse markodochartaigh Jun 28 #15

Many years ago a hospital got rid of the orderlies Raven123 Jun 29 #33

and since they think they're superior, they been Emile Jun 28 #13

I left a job of 18 years electricmonk Jun 29 #44

Almost all of ours in Naples, Florida that I see are Latino. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 28 #22

My brother works construction in Richmond Va electricmonk Jun 29 #46

You mean the type of jobs that can be replaced with AI? MichMan Jun 29 #43

One factor is the deliberate deterioration of the education system Wicked Blue Jun 28 #3

Five out of three people struggle with math. nt Hotler Jun 29 #25

Well played. nt RandomNumbers Jun 29 #32

2001 no child left behind UpInArms Jun 29 #36

My math ... I can add, subtract, multiply and divide. I suck at algebra. Would they hire me ?? Im a 75 year old woman Trueblue1968 Jun 29 #45

They don't pay enough for people to want to do those jobs Prairie Gates Jun 28 #5

The Chemical Workers song.. haele Jun 28 #10

My factory pays $33/hr, and it's a Teamsters facility NickB79 Jun 28 #14

Just curious- how much of the company's revenue goes to management and CEO? biophile Jun 29 #30

This is correct biophile Jun 29 #28

Simple math, raise wages and benefits and multigraincracker Jun 29 #38

Some factory jobs require IT or software skills bucolic_frolic Jun 28 #6

Just a guess, but these companies probably don't offer a wage that people could actually live on. mackdaddy Jun 28 #7

Union-paid factory workers make good salaries-many would say they are the riversedge Jun 28 #9

I knew factory workers with degrees and even multigraincracker Jun 29 #39

Pay more?! uponit7771 Jun 28 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 28 #16

Thank you. We were seeing a slow turn around here. EllieBC Jun 29 #29

Snobs that looked down on blue collar workers MichMan Jun 29 #41

Blue collar work is punishing on one's body Arazi Jun 29 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 29 #47

I was responding to Elle's post specifically mentioning plumber, electrician,welder Arazi Jun 29 #49

Parents want their kids to have better lives than them. haele Jun 29 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jun 29 #48

New Headline....... twodogsbarking Jun 28 #17

Living wage Blue Full Moon Jun 28 #18

These companies will not hire people unemployed for a long period or if they are disabled. Jacson6 Jun 28 #19

Not the case here. Littlered Jun 28 #20

A product of fifty years of right-wing union busting. Aristus Jun 28 #21

Love these conversations .... Lurker Deluxe Jun 28 #23

When rude people JustAnotherGen Jun 29 #27

Here's a solution: deport millions of immigrants who would fill those jobs Martin Eden Jun 29 #24

Offer on the job training. murielm99 Jun 29 #26

This is it. They used to train people to do their jobs, now they Wingus Dingus Jun 29 #31

There are two reasons: -misanthroptimist Jun 29 #35

Hire people and train them. viva la Jun 29 #37

Well with... Happy Hoosier Jun 29 #40

Do these factory jobs pay a living wage and provide good health insurance plans? Mysterian Jun 29 #50

for 100 bucks an hour and a get out of jail free card from scotus I may just come out of retirement. nt ImNotGod Jun 29 #51

Pay more and they will come krawhitham Jun 29 #52