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I come at this from probably a different perspective. A close family member has been having problems hiring people recently. People want to make a minimum of $

I come at this from probably a different perspective. A close family member has been having problems hiring people recently. People want to make a minimum of $15/hr. For some small businesses this is a hard ask. But it's complicated further by the fact that many of the people they have hired have walked out when they got busy. Basically, they want to be paid to sit around and do the minimum amount of work possible. All the while not realizing that the person who is employing them is just barely more than they are (and bearing the brunt of bad months by making less). So personally, I know that many small business owners are definitely hoping that the market changes so that they can hire not only quality people but at a rate that makes more economic sense. In this case, this isn't some super-specialized job, it's just a job with high variability in load and requires (sometimes) long hours doing tedious (but not physically demanding) work.

jhgb 5y ago
> For some small businesses this is a hard ask. On that note, I've seem someone remark that some business owners apparently believe that "don't buy things you can't afford" applies to everyone but them.
HarryHirsch 5y ago
Perhaps start lobbying for affordable housing and labour rights. Right now, the only kind of leverage that workers have is to leave, and they are doing just that.
mym1990 5y ago
I am not suggesting that the owners try to make the economics work in an impossible way that makes them go out of business, I know the uncertainty in this environment is making things very difficult. But while owners can look at aggregate data, a single worker is looking at this as a way to survive until tomorrow. They don't want to be made into a statistic, so the owners should keep that to themselves.
- nvahalik 5y ago
  One would think that but given how quickly some people give up and go without a job leads me to think that something else is at play. That is—if they truly needed the job I don’t think people would give up and leave so easily.

jhgb 5y ago

> For some small businesses this is a hard ask. On that note, I've seem someone remark that some business owners apparently believe that "don't buy things you can't afford" applies to everyone but them.

HarryHirsch 5y ago

Perhaps start lobbying for affordable housing and labour rights. Right now, the only kind of leverage that workers have is to leave, and they are doing just that.

mym1990 5y ago

I am not suggesting that the owners try to make the economics work in an impossible way that makes them go out of business, I know the uncertainty in this environment is making things very difficult. But while owners can look at aggregate data, a single worker is looking at this as a way to survive until tomorrow. They don't want to be made into a statistic, so the owners should keep that to themselves.

nvahalik 5y ago
One would think that but given how quickly some people give up and go without a job leads me to think that something else is at play. That is—if they truly needed the job I don’t think people would give up and leave so easily.