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In reply to the discussion: KRUGMAN: The Fake Skills Shortage [View all]Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)They don't want to train, they don't want to give a living wage, they enjoy firing the trained employees so the don't have to pay any benefits when the time comes. They do the firing instead of lay off so they can rehire and start the employee at square one, then fire them again.
They can over work what worked they do have, get away with some clever scheduling to either keep the employee from being a full time, but work them like one. Many earn overtime, but never see it on the check. They are scared to come forward because a crummy low paying job that dose not pay what is owed is better than no job at all!
Many have decided that it is better to struggle and maybe lose all than rock boats and guarantee losing all.
Mean while , the way the hiring is being done by the rehiring in a way that it is classed as a new hire, the job numbers look better. It looks like there are jobs and that things are improving. That causes people to feel better and think all is fine and thus no one wants to rock the boat with it "getting better".
Those that do read the books see what is going on and ask why they are not hiring true new employees and are overworking what they do have they come out with this bull about "cant find workers with the necessary skills".