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Originally Posted by L-Pink
I've employed 100's of entry level workers in my life. The majority weren't worth minimum wage.
You have the old world apprentice system where some gave their time to learn a trade. You have college where you give money to learn a trade.
You also have minimum wage workers that show up ignorant of skills, not taking the job seriously, looking for something easier to do after the first hour, etc, etc. It's the rare instance you find one that is worth a shit. That person can eventually be elevated to a better position and more money. 95% can't.
In fact the constant turn over and training costs, having to OVERSTAFF because of no shows, late arrivals and those with a grandmother dying every week and needing time off raise your overhead for that category of labor far, far above their starting wages.
Anyone disagreeing has never had entry level workers and is just dreaming about the perfect world that is just around the corner if only the government would just …..
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Thank you for the reply.
From my experience, the lower the wage offered, the less reliable the applicant is that you attract.
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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Go into a busy fast food location during a meal rush. They are generally overstaffed in case 2-3 decided to take the day off. Some are grab-assing, trying to look cool, flirting with coworkers, etc. How much do those nit-wits cost the others that are working hard?
I gave my entry level workers health care after 60 days. A handful qualified every year because of the turnover rate. I'll never forget one guy we gave a hefty raise to, even paid for his families health care. He quit for a half dollar more somewhere else with no benefits and no overtime because "it paid more per hour". Idiot took home less per week and had no health benefits. Didn't give even a days notice or want to discuss his offer. Just quit. This is the mentality employers deal with.
One way to award good workers was guaranteed overtime. But facts are facts, few taking entry positions want, are capable of or even half try to better themselves. They just muddle along and quit, get fired, get caught stealing, fake injuries and rinse/repeat with another employer down the street.
A minimum wage worker that takes his job seriously, works hard, learns, wants to improve himself and his company is what every employer dreams about. When an employer finds one believe me he makes an effort to keep him. The rest, just more shoes to eventually refill.
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Again, from my experience, minimum wage outfits like Wal-Mart / Sam's club are purposefully staffed at the bare minimum necessary and the employees are left to pick up the slack when others break, lunch or don't show at all. Some are expected to cover multiple departments in normal situations.
Ever try to get new tires at one of these places? Imagine one person in the auto shop changing tires while covering the phone and writing up work orders at the service desk that is located on the other side of the observation window, all the while having no one in the back of the store where the tires are located to field customer sales questions. Now add to that, being told you can't work the overtime necessary to service all the customers waiting in line as the store is 1 hour from closing for the night. The start pay for a tire/battery installer in 1991 was $7 hourly.
Needless to say, it wasn't long before I jumped ship at the opportunity to work my ass off for someone else offering a higher wage for an appropriate amount of work expected of one individual that incidentally was not a skilled labor position.