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Pay. More. Money. There, I solved it for every single one of the "struggling" employers. Money is a proxy for everything.

tim333 9y ago
Though with unemployment around 4.3% you may be paying up for mediocre employees you are then stuck with for a long time.
- notyourday 9y ago
  That's simply pay inflation.
  - UK-AL 9y ago
    Which over a long term can attract more people to the field.
    - notyourday 9y ago
      Which in turn creates a supply pressure which allows companies to lower the pay.
- quantumhobbit 9y ago
  If you want better than mediocre employees then guess what the solution is? More money! Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some training and coaching.
  - owebmaster 9y ago
    > Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some training and coaching. Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some MORE MONEY!
    - samfriedman 9y ago
      True, but it's often the case that the money is spent inefficiently or on the completely wrong things. More money + proper spending = worker growth.
- tantalor 9y ago
  > stuck with Huh?
- Bartweiss 9y ago
  > you are then stuck with for a long time Not in the US? I've heard this cited as a reason for very slow recovery in countries like France with strict firing/closure laws, yeah. But in an at-will state in the US, it's not so tough. Sure, firing 20% of your workforce will make the news, but if you're just firing bad employees you can do it on a rolling basis or otherwise avoid the issue.
- avs733 9y ago
  You don't get to demand a free market out of one side of your mouth and complain about it from the other. When there is less supply and there is more demand prices generally go up.
- eli_gottlieb 9y ago
  Well yeah. Because unemployment of 4.3% means your stingy self is competing with a whole lot of less-stingy people for the good employees.
thebiglebrewski 9y ago
I would do that...for money!

tim333 9y ago

Though with unemployment around 4.3% you may be paying up for mediocre employees you are then stuck with for a long time.

notyourday 9y ago
That's simply pay inflation.
- UK-AL 9y ago
  Which over a long term can attract more people to the field.
  - notyourday 9y ago
    Which in turn creates a supply pressure which allows companies to lower the pay.
quantumhobbit 9y ago
If you want better than mediocre employees then guess what the solution is? More money! Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some training and coaching.
- owebmaster 9y ago
  > Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some training and coaching. Although mediocre employees can often become great employees with some MORE MONEY!
  - samfriedman 9y ago
    True, but it's often the case that the money is spent inefficiently or on the completely wrong things. More money + proper spending = worker growth.
tantalor 9y ago
> stuck with Huh?
Bartweiss 9y ago
> you are then stuck with for a long time Not in the US? I've heard this cited as a reason for very slow recovery in countries like France with strict firing/closure laws, yeah. But in an at-will state in the US, it's not so tough. Sure, firing 20% of your workforce will make the news, but if you're just firing bad employees you can do it on a rolling basis or otherwise avoid the issue.
avs733 9y ago
You don't get to demand a free market out of one side of your mouth and complain about it from the other. When there is less supply and there is more demand prices generally go up.
eli_gottlieb 9y ago
Well yeah. Because unemployment of 4.3% means your stingy self is competing with a whole lot of less-stingy people for the good employees.

thebiglebrewski 9y ago

I would do that...for money!