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Originally Posted by crockett
I think there are plenty of jobs out there for the lower middle class. I'm talking $10hr to $15 or what would usually be considered manual labor/service. In other words people making well under $40k/year. There are loads of these kinds of jobs out there and as I've traveled I constantly see lots of help wanted signs in even smaller towns for these kinds of positions.
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Exactly right. There are, and have been, help wanted signs all over the place for the past 2-3 years.
I have talked to a number of business owners around town, as well as in my travels, and many are hiring now or have been looking for some time. However, they all share a common bitch about the caliber of individuals available to pick from.
For any one job, you will get 100 applicants. Out of those 100, 90% are not even worth interviewing for any number of reasons (drugs, entitlement, unrealistic expectations, work history, etc.). Out of the couple that are left, you have to try and find a viable candidate you want to train or can handle the work, which is not easy.
