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And your 9 remaining just saw their work demands go up 11% (with no additional hours), to cover the departed's work which still needs doing. Sure, 20% more pay

And your 9 remaining just saw their work demands go up 11% (with no additional hours), to cover the departed's work which still needs doing. Sure, 20% more pay for 11% more work is a deal, but it's still more work than originally signed on for.

Fjolsvith 8y ago
Exactly. Still an Employer's market. With less jobs, employees have to compete harder to keep theirs.
- chillwaves 8y ago
  Where are you getting "less jobs"?
  - Fjolsvith 8y ago
    "For low-wage workers with less experience — a high-school student looking for a summer job, say — the wage increases have led to fewer job opportunities, the researchers found." [1] 1. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/a-tale-of-two-seattle-job-markets-for-low-wage-workers-in-new-minimum-wage-study/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/a-tale-...
jayd16 8y ago
That's not how it works. If they could get 9 people to do the work they would. Wage increase or not.