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Warpy

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1. You could tell him it's his own damned fault

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 04:54 PM

Jun 2013

Plenty of Americans enjoy working with their hands, I'm one of them. However, he hired Mexicans for years because they were cheaper and didn't crab about safety stuff.

American workers either had to open their own companies in competition with him or choose another line of work. Most did the latter.

His insistence on hiring the cheapest workers he could possibly find while flouting the laws cut his economic throat.

Or you could tell him to blame the Republicans in the state lege, since ejecting all the Mexicans was their bright idea.

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" We can't get enough workers" [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 OP

You could tell him it's his own damned fault Warpy Jun 2013 #1

You talk as if you know him, and ascribe behaviors to him which are not true, in his case. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #6

Then my post applies to those "folks are saying." Warpy Jun 2013 #9

what part of WE did you not understand? GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #18

He can't find workers who are willing to be paid tiny amounts of cash. Brickbat Jun 2013 #2

Bingo. Ask what he's paying. Scuba Jun 2013 #21

+1. Double bingo. Who did it before the lg wave of illegal immigration? Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #23

They always drop that one qualifier right before worker rock Jun 2013 #3

Amen to that. I worked during the summer school break when I was in school earning my degree. BlueJazz Jun 2013 #16

What's it paying? PD Turk Jun 2013 #4

He'd probably have skilled people Aerows Jun 2013 #12

yep PD Turk Jun 2013 #15

Did you ask him how much he's paying? That's almost always the question they won't answer. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #5

Zuckerburg has the same problem as he does... Which is why we're getting more H-1B Visas... cascadiance Jun 2013 #7

Exactly Aerows Jun 2013 #13

One off-topic suggestion jeff47 Jun 2013 #19

I have a roofing dilemma. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #8

Ask him for references. Ask to see any other roofing jobs he's done. haele Jun 2013 #10

This is a fairly simple job in that there is only one layer of shingles, so no tear off. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #17

What we did dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #20

Thank you very much for the advice. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #22

Well, the young guy is licensed but not ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #32

"We can't get enough workers" Aerows Jun 2013 #11

Translation: "I don't want to pay decent wages." backscatter712 Jun 2013 #14

Or improve working conditions like unpaid overtime and vacation leave. Initech Jun 2013 #24

It is hard to find good work these days, Incitatus Jun 2013 #25

Facing $9 billion in demand, Iowa contractors feel impact of skilled labor shortage dkf Jun 2013 #26

Thank you for that broader view of the situation. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #27

You couldn't pay me enough to climb on a roof AnnieBW Jun 2013 #28

I am with you. And in 90 degree heat, no less. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #29

quality employers are too few, not employees sigmasix Jun 2013 #30

Excellent post I must say Populist_Prole Jun 2013 #31