09-16-2010, 04:51 PM
I really don't want to offend anyone here, and I have no idea who this woman was outside of Safeway, so please take this as a just a comment and not a blanket opinion about everyone that is out of work. I am personaly semi-retired and a bit out of the loop on trying to raise a family in this economy. I am trying to live on a fixed income so if a surprise happens I may struggle.
I do know it's bad. I also know a few small business owners who keep telling me that it's really hard to find good workers. A friend works at Home Depot and they have a pretty high turnover because some people just don't want to do the job. Could it be that some of the unemployed just aren't prepared for the jobs that are out there? It's even possible that people think that the jobs available just don't pay enough.
It's a tough situation and I do not have the answer. I know people that work two or three part time jobs to get by and others that don't because they can do better on unemployment. I know people getting food stamps that still have cell phones and dish on the roof for TV. I don't know. Sometime I just think that people have their priorities messed up. But maybe I am just turning into an old guy that's out of touch with reality.
Jay
I do know it's bad. I also know a few small business owners who keep telling me that it's really hard to find good workers. A friend works at Home Depot and they have a pretty high turnover because some people just don't want to do the job. Could it be that some of the unemployed just aren't prepared for the jobs that are out there? It's even possible that people think that the jobs available just don't pay enough.
It's a tough situation and I do not have the answer. I know people that work two or three part time jobs to get by and others that don't because they can do better on unemployment. I know people getting food stamps that still have cell phones and dish on the roof for TV. I don't know. Sometime I just think that people have their priorities messed up. But maybe I am just turning into an old guy that's out of touch with reality.
Jay
Jay