Labor shortage? Florida man applies for 60 jobs, gets 1 interview

The supposed labor shortage is a frustrating concept for some job seekers who say they're applying but getting nowhere. A Florida man's job search is getting attention after he says he applied to 60 entry-level positions but only got one interview.
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[@tjr4459]

Employers are basically looking for a 20 year old employee with 35 years experience who they can pay minimum wage with no benefits.

[@squirehaggard4749]

or an illegal

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

Simple answer: THEY DON'T WANT TO HIRE ANYONE ... thats why their stipulations are so ridiculous. Put up ridiculous needs for that position will deter most applicants.

[@clash8386]

Wait till u see what insurance they have… they want u to pay 200 a week to have insurance but u cant take time off to go to the doctor lol

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@@clash8386 i dont have sick time either, have to go on my lunch hour or on my day off

[@jgjg3848]

and demand they are vax'd.

[@MrKillroy26]

They need to stop treating entry level jobs like you’re applying to run the company.

[@jenniferleigh1674]

I feel lke most jobs treat it that way now and its ridiculous.

[@ConsiderTheCrows]

The minimum wagers started copying the structure of the Fortune 500s. Now every job wants a resume, cover letter, recommendation letters, fingerprints, vaccinations, bring chocolates and roses to the interview.

[@goldenhawk9322]

There's much more to it than that. Have you run a business before, do you understand the market?

[@nunyabiznez6381]

The fact that they can do this proves there is no labor shortage.

[@lorettagallagher]

Nobody is Hiring. They Just put a Sign on for Window Decoration. Sometimes I wonder how "Certain people" made it through the actual Interview and we're Hired, preferential treatment? Alot of times they have connections at the Job or Family member got them in. Some of them can't even speak the English Language.

[@kimrussell1155]

Like everything else in this country the hiring/interview process is broken. "Over qualified" is just an excuse not to hire an intelligent person that isn't going to allow themselves be sh*t on by the company.

[@davidschmidt270]

Well said Kim 👏👏👏👏🐧🌵

[@TimeBunny]

I’ve often felt many jobs don’t want to hire me due to age and experience - they know full well they’d have to pay me the higher rate of minimum wage and also realise I won’t take their bullshit.

[@extropiantranshuman]

I was aged out of minimum wage jobs at 23 - that was when I was overqualified when the laws don't allow for age discrimination.

[@buttcheese1064]

It is being broken by the money class intentionally. There is no such thing as worker shortages. All there is is wealthy people not wanting to pay for labor.

[@artsoto5459]

💯 true, I am not happy with the company I am working, they are a fortune 100 company, but very overwhelmed, I’ve applied for many jobs, not even a call, I have 10+ years in management and 10 years in sales, but no calls!

[@WeyounSix]

"Tailor your resume" "have the skills they are looking for" WHAT PART OF ENTRY LEVEL DONT YOU UNDERSTAND

[@Malyt538]

No literally 💀

[@johnsmith42688]

Exactly

[@eclipse369.]

Entry level Resume: Living able bodied person willing to work for green paper.

[@shaunslays2151]

You sound like someone who has never worked in their life and believes the bs that theres no jobs. If you are applying for a construction site you need to demonstrate youre physically fit so you put your hobbies as going to the gym etc. If youre applying to work in sales at all you need to be able to talk to people and sell things so going out and meeting new people or even saying that you like to party and meet new people would be something to add. If you are applying for an admin job in a small company you need to demonstrate you know how to use a computer / technology . So gaming or watching netflix would be a suitable hobby. Like it really isnt difficult to understand, and the issue with "theres no jobs" is people like you not understanding how to actually apply for jobs and sell yourself properly.

[@pinesandtraplines]

@@shaunslays2151 Tell that to all the employers i saw asking for multiple years experience for positions like "dishwasher". Its ridiculous, how is someone expected to have anything to offer if theyre forced to continuously job search?

[@redtsun67]

"We desperately need employees!" "I am willing to work" "No not you"

[@Aqsticgod]

you got a chuckle out of me XD

[@StoicVeR]

"I'm literally they guy from the photo!"

[@tomneo2004]

“Who are you looking for” “I don’t know”

[@acod24]

Just like relationships lol "I'm lonely" "I'll keep you company" "No not you" lol

[@HooLeePhucingSheet]

"We need you to have a bachelor's degree in statistics for this grocery clerk job"

[@baller9real]

10 dollars an hour for a construction job? That's deplorable!

[@forumrider86]

In Florida that's probably normal pay

[@rmovers123]

Welcome to border jumping. They work for 10.00 an hour. NO need for white workers anymore.

[@jazzyj4765]

Florida's minimum wage is $10 an hour, which is ridiculous!

[@wrestlerx8494]

@@rmovers123 how do immigrants afford to live in THIS country for only $10 an hour? The costs of things is a lot lower in Mexico and Central America, so I always wonder why those people think they are getting a good salary by illegally coming to the US and taking jobs. Do they not realize that the price of everything is much higher in the US even compared to the wages here? So how do they afford to take such a low salary in this country?

[@jc-zp1de]

@@wrestlerx8494 they can't thats why I know two florida immigrants that came to California. They told me it's all a lie about california and florida. They're both expensive depending where you live in florida, alot of work because of hurricanes or no work because of hurricanes lol and he actually told me hurricanes effects everyone in florida, so bad they have to always repair something in the house and landlord doesn't care to fix it right away.

[@youtubecommenter1000]

It’s so stupid how they say they need workers, but they refuse to hire qualified applicants. I’m sick of it!

[@TLJAWSIMIB]

I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT

[@lecavalier32]

They also want to conduct 3 interviews for basic positions then don't even tell you if you got the job or just hire internally. They cover up this by calling first interview a 'screener', but in that call they ask you C-suite level questions. It's a joke.

[@tinafurler8279]

o agree me 2 for sure

[@deangulberry1876]

I was always a free market capitalist guy until I got into the real world after college. I have a good math degree and was overqualified for over a hundred jobs I applied for. I even applied for math teacher jobs. I think people are just really stupid and bad at their jobs by default. This is especially true in the hiring department.

[@vocodabaddest]

theres not a labor shortage. the problem is these companies are expecting 5 years experience and a bachelors for a 35/k job with no benefits.

[@selfishbeats]

they have the same ridiculous standards women on tinder have.

[@romaniangod5649]

Lol Uber drivers make double the salary no degree required

[@DanteM17]

@@selfishbeats how to say you’re an incel without actually saying it.

[@selfishbeats]

@@DanteM17 I date a model, but ok

[@bobsanders5488]

​@@DanteM17found the bitter vvoman

[@rn2787]

Tailor your resume for a job as a cashier!?! They should be happy with people showing up sober and having a pulse for what they pay.

[@calmaschamomile1252]

“HAvE You TaiLorEd You’RE ReSumE?” “mAybE ThErE iS SomETHing WronG WiTh yoUr ReSume” “mAybE you’Re NoT ExPeriEnceD enOugh to Be a CasHier” “NEtWorKinG wiLl Get You FurTher” * proceeds to victim blame the already distressed applicant instead of realizing the job market is in shambles right now *

[@ThingsILikke]

Lol just made me remember a job interview I went on in 2013. It was like an acting audition I did so many- had my costume, script, character down pat when I went to a Costco interview. Thankfully I had a man and a woman that were each 25+ years older than me do the interview and they were both nice to me, I had all days except Sundays available because that was the one day of the week my current part-time job gave me, and they said they wanted to hire me but Costco starts everyone off at 15 hours a week and they need me on Sundays. Saturday’s and Fridays and every week day was not enough and they needed me to quit my other job. Then my car broke down in the parking lot and my dad refused to send a tow truck and I had $30 in my bank account and couldn’t repair it. I drove it home with the wheel barely able to turn and Costco never called me back

[@BluntedBaboon]

@@ThingsILikke I feel ya, First job was at Home Depot, first interview went okay, was stressed but thought I did good. Go out to go home, truck battery died. Had to ask an employee of HD for a jump, no one would. Ended up getting a customer to help me with my jumper cables. Then waited over 2 months for them to call me back for a job. Follow up to trying to get a better job from HD, my new job wanted me to quit HD. Told them no, ended up late one day to HD by 7 minutes, got fired. New job wouldn't add extra hours.

[@ES92-]

By tailor he means, Lie on your résumé to get a better response.

[@firecrackergoddess]

Yeah no. Even that doesn't work. Because I have. 20 applications, no calls.

[@sjwilson1079]

Here’s the truth, companies are making record profits off lower labor costs and have no intention of filling those positions

[@paladindragoongirl18]

So they don’t want people to get a job? Maybe it’s because they don’t want to have to pay those people. Perhaps they’re trying to replace humans with technology.

[@mnm291]

I believe that. They think given enough time people will crawl back.

[@kerrytodd3753]

Bullshit……I guess you know that because your an business owner right? Bullshit….

[@sjwilson1079]

@@kerrytodd3753 excuse me but I’m assuming you are a SMALL business owner or a private business which only accounts for 10 percent of available jobs. Now take Walmart for an example who account for 60 percent of employment in the country. If their electronics department is operating just fine with two workers and calls for six workers but they are still selling a comparable amount of merchandise they are going to drag their feet on hiring workers because higher profit margins mean higher bonuses for salaried management. Your small business is not what I’m referring to.

[@tanyajean]

That is absolutely the truth for many businesses. The company I work for has been under seriously understaffed for more than 2 years now. We have been working with a skeleton crew and the owners don’t really seem to want to change anything. Why would they pay 10 people to do a job when 3 people are doing it? We are stretched beyond thin and the only ones suffering from this labor shortage are those of us who do the work of multiple people. The owners are reaping the rewards of our hard work by lining their pockets with the money that should be going into payroll. Why stay? Because we have mouths to feed and mortgages to pay. And as this video demonstrated despite the number of help wanted signs/ads out there the actual jobs don’t really seem to exist.

[@yzmoto80]

The smartest person I ever knew told me this when I was in high school, “If you don’t want to go to college, that’s fine, but you damn well better learn a skilled trade, and become a master at it, so you don’t have to be dependent on working for someone else.” Thanks Dad, RIP, I miss you so very much !

[@robbarber7253]

Smart man

[@ollemelen3666]

Did you go to college and if not, what skill did you learn?

[@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279]

College graduates are still in the same boat, applying everywhere and getting no responses.

[@yzmoto80]

@@ollemelen3666 No college for me. Residential construction contractor.

[@calmaschamomile1252]

May your father RIP 💐Great advice!

[@hdentaldude]

Businesses and companies are so unprofessional now!! This has been going on for quite a long time, where you take time to fill out an application and/or send a resume, yet get absolutely no response from an employer!! Absolutely absurd and ridiculous!!!

[@michaelm6179]

Companies probsbly get 100's if not 1000's of resumes every day and usually it's only 1 person who has to go through them, or a bot, so you probably won't get a response unless it's for an interview.

[@awaugh17]

@@michaelm6179 sooooo…. No labor shortage then

[@seganaleqa]

The worst is when a company claims to be desperate for workers, but then turns someone away for being “over qualified”. You can’t be desperate if you’re willing to turn someone away for being “too good” for the job. 😅

[@freewillchoice8052]

Those that are doing the "turning away" may be a bit nervous that they could loose their job to the better person they may hire.

[@seganaleqa]

@@freewillchoice8052 Ohhh, I never thought of it that way! You have a good point there.

[@bryanfrye8770]

Spot on

[@DUBSTEPPERRS]

My mom got laid off from apple after 20 years due to a very dirty seeming collection of claims. She was scared but hopeful thinking she could take her experience anywhere. That was almost five years ago now and every job she’s applied for with her skillset tells her she is overqualified and asking too much as far as benefits. The only work she’s been able to find has either been temp work or me being able to find her spots wherever I may be working at the time just to help keep her afloat. The fact a corporation can throw away 20 years of hard work over a bullshit accusation and then for work to be so hard to come across afterward disgusts me. Does reputation really even matter if you’re not the one wearing the crown?

[@DUBSTEPPERRS]

@@freewillchoice8052 despite this being a plausible reason, it is still extremely selfish

[@imeakpan]

10 bucks an hour for construction during a "shortage"? Complete bs.

[@devintompkins9626]

Fake story i wonder? Construction certainly starts way above 10 even part time

[@Ozone_Actual]

Was looking for this comment, ridiculous

[@cmott8809]

Why do you think this labor shortage was created? To lowball all the applicants. Now there are too many people looking for job and getting desperate and are willing to take any job at any price, employers love when they can select and be cheap, they will blame due to “C-VD” the market is unsure so we’ll see about better pay and full time.

[@Player_404]

I worked at a grocery store where I helped with the hiring process. We literally were looking for job experience, great references. We were literally getting hundreds of applications during the pandemic. Yet we were picky on who to give interviews. It was so stupid. People needed jobs and we wanted to hear “I think I can grow here” like for an an $12 an hour in california in an expensive county as a cashier? I knew they were lying through their teeth and they needed jobs Edit: there was nothing wrong with them lying. It just sucked that we needed to hear people who were enthusiastic to work minimal wage and having to turn them down. The people suffered. That’s what sucked.

[@msmpassat]

Employers lie to us all the time. Don't sound shocked when people lie to them as well.

[@dealerofgame]

@@msmpassat big facts

[@samueldelgado1458]

Nobody is enthusiastic for a minimum wage job. ..people need to provide for their families. You would think a college degree is an advantage...good luck

[@alittlelifeofmel5157]

The labour shortage is for customer service and retail jobs where people are fed up of working hard for no money. The labour shortage is being grossly misconstrued.

[@SeanTheOriginal]

Explain the doctor shortage then.

[@talibanjoebiden4678]

Those jobs are easy and most those employees are slow and rude anyways

[@o_ofigures]

@@talibanjoebiden4678 I'm sorry buddy but as someone who's worked construction, factory and service I guarantee you the service industry will drive you up a wall! It has the most insane labor demands with some of the worst working conditions for the most minimal pay! It's slow because their usually understaffed and are always having to train new people who will probably quit in less than 3 months with most only lasting a month! They also cut people's hours which incentivizes them to not care as much! Let's say I'm working at McDonald's for $10 an hour and I'm getting 8 hours a day I'm going to be more inclined to work hard because that's $80 a day But if I'm only getting 4 hours a day that's only $40 And they only have 5 days available that's around $200 a week before taxes! I know tons of people who are working two jobs and still qualify for food stamps! There is no labor shortage! The labor shortage is an artificial thing created by corporations so that they can justify increasing automation and underpaying workers!

[@th3_apex_gamer776]

Worked at different warehouses and have friends who work in retail and another as an accountant. All complain about not having enough employees and having to do two different jobs at a time for the business they work for. It's a labor shortage, and honestly imo, it's because people are spoiled from the Stimulus Checks. Why go to work when you get paid to sit on your ass? We didn't have this problem until *AFTER* the stimulus checks started coming out in 2020.

[@Pkay120]

@@talibanjoebiden4678 Your actually insane. The amount of entitlement from customers, monotonous work, and stress those jobs gives for the amount if money is hard. We live in the US where you aren’t paid for how stressful the job is, we are paid on how rare our skills are. People who say things like this have probably never worked in a job where you actually have to do your job for the full shift and get yelled at all day because the dumb “the customer is always right” mentality. Retail jobs suck and people like you make them worse because you don’t understand how hard it is.

[@claudermiller]

Employers are making this whole thing up. They tell their workers no one wants to work then expect them to work two people's jobs for one salary.

[@finddeniro]

Y e s ...

[@cybertek3188]

Or pay minimum wage and or part time.

[@MrInternFTL]

This backfired when people go on strike or quit

[@swimmingbird243]

Well not all jobs are. I actually left my previous job because literally no one was applying and anyone that did they left in days or weeks after being hired. I was at my previous job for 13 years. We've never had a hiring issue previously. It's slowly gotten worse. The company is a contracted out cleaning service and we had roughly 250-300 people, might've been more than that but I know the president of our company, Tim, started out at the bottom of the company and worked his way up. He never wanted ownership of the business. It's just not his thing. He never outright told me directly but spoke with several managers about how he wanted to step away from it. At this point he'd been president 7+ years and just this last year, we merged with a company that was essentially an umbrella style corporation for contracted out services for schools. It was a smart business move. In the last year though, Tim didn't do as much to solve any problems with the company nor did he really push to hold any employees. We had employees that stuck with the company for over 30 years. Many left because they saw how much the company stopped caring and didn't hold employees accountable. We recently found an employee smoking in the school and no one fired them. We found several cigarettes and ash everywhere for months. Tried reporting it and nothing happened. The company managers are too afraid to fire anyone because no one currently wants to come into the company so they're stuck with shitty employees that do this. Tim has since left the company. This was his last year and he found another president to step up within the new company. They tried so hard to keep so many employees but tried way too late. I have years of problems with this old job but I stuck with it because I couldn't find anything better. I ended up finding a new job that was not only 10 minutes away from our house but it was also a $5/hr pay increase. It's zero stress and absolutely lovely to go into work every day. I now sew leather motorcycle bags. It was the best decision I've ever made.

[@Mid.night1000rr]

Absolutely

[@jacksawyer3510]

There's not a labor shortage, there's a shortage of decent companies willing to compensate their employees fairly.

[@tommyk0101]

Damn right.

[@flynnlivescmd]

Now at pizza places you arent just a delivery driver. You are the cook, phones, driver and closer for the same pay

[@calmwaters_]

💯

[@atbmts6]

@@flynnlivescmd so true lol

[@disabledbabe]

I heard that too " $10 an hour for a construction job...'.Really?

[@davidmiller-zf8zl]

Imagine submitting a resume to outback steakhouse. Let alone tailoring that application to a specific job. Who do these people think they are?

[@eckankar7756]

I would think someone with restaurant skills and experience might get a bit more attention and consideration for a position.

[@davidmiller-zf8zl]

@@eckankar7756 I would think the restaurant competent enough to train ANYONE walking through the door. The fact that outback thinks they deserve a waiter with 10 years experience waiting tables is pompous. Those jobs are designed to be filled by people without experience. That's why the pay is crap.

[@eckankar7756]

@@davidmiller-zf8zl Does Outback actually require 10 years experience noted on their application to be a server? Really? Outback's requirement is 10 years experience?????

[@davidmiller-zf8zl]

@@eckankar7756 does it matter if it's 10 years experience or 1? These are entry level jobs. Entry level.

[@eckankar7756]

@@davidmiller-zf8zl YOU are the one that said 10 years, why exaggerate?. Outback is a decent place to eat. A server will be required to speak effectively, be professional, clean, have teeth, answer menu questions, shower, have a haircut and style, show up when scheduled, multi task serving and cleaning duties, manage tasks during busy and down time. Entry level new hires would be bewildered. Bringing food to the table is one thing, you can have a 7 year old with a little red wagon tote a meal to the table. A server is more than that.

[@robertevilla338]

I have a feeling these employers are not following up due to being overqualified. I had this problem for a while, because employers kept saying “you’re overqualified and we can’t take that risk” so I took my degree off my resume and only included my entry level positions and two days later I had a job. So much for the idea that going to college and getting your degree makes getting a job easier.

[@johnluiten3686]

Bingo. Waaay long ago I had the same experience, however the person in charge simply told me straight up that I was over qualified and that they would not chance my leaving when I found a better position. That was in a different time when it was not so risky to be honest in employment decisions. There is a shortage of people for available jobs, of that I’m certain. However, a shortage does not mean that any warm body can expect to fill any particular position. As you said, adjust your resume to the particular position you are applying to. I did not.

[@michaelm6179]

Absolutely, it costs a lot of money to hire people, put them through training, get the insurance and what not sorted out. Employers have to be ultra selective about who they bring in. My company spent 400k on hiring in 2020, so many people coming and going.

[@awaugh17]

@@michaelm6179 imo all that HR red tape is a huge reason for turnover, so… again… you’re just on here spitting speculations and opinions when clearly the workforce has problems. Enjoy your slightly more than minimum wage job. I hope you’re helping people, or at least in your mind you are.

[@michaelm6179]

@@awaugh17 I seem to keep you coming back so my customer service is top notch even when I'm not selling anything.

[@awaugh17]

@@michaelm6179 oh so I’m not lazy either?

[@vetteman383tpi]

I have a degree in Mechanical engineering technology and an associates of arts. I apply to 5 jobs every day on average, mostly online, some in person if possible. For over a year. Over 1,000 applications and I have gotten 3 interviews. Even in Miami Beach where the money seems endless I cannot get a job. This is a manufactured crisis by employers.

[@ConsiderTheCrows]

All crises in USA are designed and manufactured.

[@Microfishingstory]

Where all did you look? My brother in law just graduated with that degree and couldn’t escape all the offers he got. Ended up taking one in Connecticut for over 100k. Might just be location?

[@larslover6559]

How is that even possible? Wtb Tesla,spaceX,GM? Should be so.many opportunities for you?

[@Yandel21ableify]

Get a CDL, truck companies are hiring

[@Yandel21ableify]

@@creeksideent2639 Better than working some fast food place or retail...lol My middle school classmate is a Lawyer working as a barista..lol

[@JokinJoe]

It’s not a labor shortage. It’s a WAGE shortage

[@Bwize716]

Exactly wages gotta come up inflation is hitting hard

[@Nicole-si3ck]

Yep!!!

[@Microfishingstory]

@@Bwize716 and when wages come up prices will go up more or less people will be hired. The companies aren’t going to take a loss on it so it will hit the consumer harder.

[@preezybeats6520]

most def a wage war not a shortage

[@JokinJoe]

@@Microfishingstory Companies always want a bigger piece of the pie, it’s how they drive the price of their stocks. If they give employees a larger piece of the pie, stockholders get mad. It’s a fundamental problem of the backwards society we live in. That whole entire pie is mostly made off of workers backs.

[@morningdew5872]

"they ain't got enough workers" if I hear another boomer tell me this bs story, I'm gonna punch them in the face.

[@cristoferchanimak]

The idea that you want me to have ten years experience, and will only pay MINIMUM is ridiculous.

[@augustusbrown5320]

💯

[@half-breed]

That's how Florida likes it

[@TheAsylumchild]

Many years ago, I saw a huge "Now Hiring" sign outside of a Spencer's Gifts in a mall. The person I asked for an application from looked at me with a snide smirk and told me it was for a management position. I said "that's fine, I have management experience". She then told me they were looking for someone with at least five years of management experience and a management degree. I laughed in her face and said "you sell teddy bears with dicks in a mall. Do you honestly believe someone with that much experience and a degree is going to fill out a job application in a mall?!"

[@FiendTheatre]

cold...

[@MJ-zc1ln]

good for you i hate people like that especially because the money being made doesn’t go to them it’s a corporation for gods sake

[@sugarbear0502]

Lolololol

[@K9River]

Wut? What kind of place sells Teddy Bears with dicks?

[@KSATSpotting]

@@K9River Spencer's

[@funktionweb]

If you're trying to get a low level job, pretend to be a low level applicant. Don't tell them you have a degree or valuable work experience. They don't want to hire someone who could easily get a much better job as soon as one opens up. They want people who will depend on the low level job. This is the essence of the term "overqualified".

[@fucku368]

This was written by a bot. Since 2018 over 50% of internet comments are written by bots. Therefore the algorithms cator to non-entities

[@B1FFCO]

Why even make a resume then

[@awaugh17]

@@B1FFCO duh. To write down your skills when applying for “unskilled” labor

[@trapaneezus]

Never thought I'd see the day where people have to dumb themselves down to get jobs lmao!

[@RLTW420]

I’ve applied to 72 jobs already I’m also a Veteran with plenty of experience No one is hiring at all

[@roberttrojan9037]

Yup they're scamming ppi loans and working skeleton crews for greed smh

[@alexf5346]

Scary

[@ghost_d_og4289]

I'm getting similar results to it's scaring me

[@Relesy]

If companies can afford to be that picky, I don’t think there’s a labor shortage, there’s a hiring shortage. Entry level jobs are a joke. You don’t need all the experience in the world to get a job but that’s how they’re treated.

[@MarcillaSmith]

They do NOT want to hire. How is it not obvious? They are lying so that they don't have to pay back the "forgivable loans" they got

[@anthonydowney9675]

Yes I have a 4 year degree and applied at all retail for like entry level positions and I would submit 10 applications a day for over a month and I had like 12 interviews off of 300 applications. Target interviewed me 2 times over phone and 3 times in person and I still didn't get the cashier position... Iv ran the marketing and sales for a small chiropractic firm and yet I'm not qualified to be a cashier at target???

[@Relesy]

@@anthonydowney9675 Were you applying for retail cause you couldn’t find anything with your degree? I have 2 associate’s degrees and they’ve gotten me almost nowhere

[@anthonydowney9675]

@@Relesy I could find jobs that would pay 25$ an hour with no insurance or I could work at McDonalds, Walmart, Target etc. For starting between 15--18 an hour , insurance, 401k, and scheduled yearly pay raises, and opportunities for management obviously. But yes degree's don't help , experience doesn't help, references don't help. There is quite obviously something nefarious going on in all facets of the USA involving, government, business, and global banking.

[@royhoequist8846]

@@anthonydowney9675 I’ll give you a tip and hopefully it works for you too at some point. I have a college degree also, put it down on applications when trying to get entry level positions and also when at applying at restaurants. Nothing. I stopped putting down I had a college education and immediately started getting interviews and then went to work at a restaurant of my choice. I think the business’ thinking goes like this, if they see you have a college degree and your applying for entry level or retail jobs, you’re not going to be there long term. They’re probably thinking, and probably right, that you’re/me are leaving as soon as what we majored in becomes available.

[@SchutzReborn]

The idea that there is a labor shortage is nonsense. These companies aren't looking to hire, it's all a smoke screen.

[@MelaniaRose]

Exactly.

[@natthebratster]

I can speak to the truth of that statement. Where I'm at we're under 50 percent of staff levels which means much more of a work load, little to no days off everyone stressed and fatigued. Management keeps saying that they're advertising but no one is applying. For whatever reasons they think we're too stupid or maybe too busy to check the job boards. They aren't looking for anyone; they want to work to death who they have for sub standard wages period.

[@karenlippoldt9696]

@Opal Opossum yes. They got loans to offset covid. If they can say they can't get people to work those loans turn into grants they don't pay back

[@geddoe316]

i figure they are hiring the absolute bare minimum and then working those people to death. it saves budget from hiring a bunch extra, and gets them government money

[@geddoe316]

@@natthebratster i can see this. i worked for papa johns briefly and my manager would leave the email system open sometimes on his computer. Now he didnt make the hiring decisions but i noticed probably 3 or 4 times an email saying that someone had applied to the store. .....but they never ended up hired.

[@BuzzLiteBeer]

The hiring process and recruiting practices have been broken for years. This isn't just true for entry-level and associate level jobs. It's true at mid-senior through director level jobs as well. Hiring managers and recruiters are passing up competent and qualified candidates simply because they don't line up perfectly with the job description when most of the technical skills can be learned quickly on the job. Instead they hold out for candidates that look great on paper, but have no guarantee of success when it comes to more critical non-specific skills like communication, problem-solving, critical-thinking, curiosity, and the drive to learn.

[@keikei3301]

Well said!

[@fucku368]

This is the real news story. The actual story is dishonest. The actual story is that triple gas prices and triple tuition inflated over a lifetime means 15/hour shovelling snow = 45/hour now. Why would you work for a company when you can contract yourself for the actual cost of labour, and avoid that whole hiring process altogether.

[@ZackEdwards1234]

Amen!

[@awaugh17]

@@fucku368 there are a lot of reasons why self-employment is not always feasible. One major reason being…get this…capitalism. Entities that can afford to charge less can push competitors out of business and then raise prices back again. Payment procurement can be difficult in self employment. Employers match social security and often times retirement contributions. Our system is set up for us to be reliant on steady wages. Though some do start their own venture or keep a fake face enough to climb ranks, it isn’t common. The American Dream is dead. There’s less class mobility than ever. Your dismissal of these systematic issues is not to be cherished.

[@Zinervawyrm]

Sometimes the problem is that companies don't want to bother to help train and teach new employees. The grocery store I work at, we finally got a new cashier, who only learned the register for like a day and half; or rather, watched how it's done, and tried it out for maybe 20-ish minutes at most with the other cashier next to her; and has admitted she's still not comfortable being 100% on her own. But management can't be bothered with that, and there are days when I see her just bagging. God forbid that someone needs more time to absorb and process everything. Especially when they want to learn and when the store needs more help.

[@markcalous305]

There's not a Labor Shortage. Companies are simply refusing to hire folks. They're also trying to pay low poverty wages and wondering why no one is applying.

[@evankearney4865]

After all that Florida man has done for this country, this is how he is treated, disgusting, Florida man is a national hero

[@Nukestarmaster]

It's Florida Man, mind the capitals.

[@activatekruger446]

I guess I’m the exception. I drove from Oregon to Florida, was completely broke, and got hired the next day at the first place I applied to.

[@maliksmith9003]

@@activatekruger446 what'd you apply for?

[@activatekruger446]

@@maliksmith9003 I applied at a diner. It was family owned instead of chain so that probably helped.

[@Batman_94]

@@activatekruger446 yea you are Oregon Man not Florida Man

[@memyselfandinobodyfromnowh9087]

Happening all over. There’s not a labor shortage. There’s a wage shortage, and a lack of honesty and transparency

[@abikegavin9641]

Basically the usual here in the good ol' U.S.Of A

[@Existential_Dread]

There’s a shortage of common courtesy and basic empathy for fellow humans.

[@aceous99]

but the big media says other wise? are you saying they are paid by their corporate overlords to lie to us??

[@liamsdad33]

Wages everywhere have gone up by dollars in the last year and the cost of living doubled careful what you ask for

[@colinkillian9265]

@@abikegavin9641 Labor is a supply and demand market just like anything else..When you're as a country allowing MILLIONS of illegal and legal immigrants into your country yearly you're flooding that labor market. This naturally will cause wages to shrink as the market supply is abundant, especially with manual labor positions and entry level work. This is why labor leaders such as Ceaser Chavez used to patrol the Southern border in caravans and beat illegals trying to sneak into the country. They understood that it hurt those most poor and those who work in construction and other labor intensive work to have these millions of people poring into the country..

[@2needey1]

They act like bagging groceries should have an hour interview, I’ve gone through it, waited and fallowed up but they said it’s up to corporate. No return from 25 applications.

[@creativesolutions902]

I’ve been trying to tell people this, there’s this narrative going around that nobody wants to work, but everyone I know who is trying to get a job can’t get called for an interview. What the hell is going on??

[@UBERSTRIKE1]

They aren't really hiring, but have to put up the signs to get tax breaks and government pay outs. Its worth more to not hire anyone.

[@luckdust]

Bingo

[@AngelKay813]

This I actually agree with; seems strange all these places are hiring but not really hiring…seems fishy to me. 🤔

[@oceanbytez847]

when i was younger this might have suprised me. Now its just expected.

[@1ofEve]

Does anyone have any info on this type of tax credit, I’ve never heard of it

[@Nate......]

@@1ofEve have you ever heard of Google? It is a fact that companies that are struggling because of covid received financial help from the government and tax breaks.

[@B_B-420]

The one interview he got, is exactly the problem. These companies lie about hours, wages, benefits, EVERYTHING... Then wonder, "why can't I find someone to work half the hours, for half the pay, that was advertised?"...

[@adambomb30]

$10 an hour for construction work in Florida. And they wonder why nobody shows up.

[@goobot1]

@@adambomb30 lol right, I can make more working at McDonald’s

[@adambomb30]

@@goobot1 And at least at McDonald's you won't get crushed by heavy equipment or die from lung cancer after inhaling toxic dust and fumes like you would working construction.

[@tommyaintgotnojob]

@@adambomb30 My uncle just died from lung cancer two months ago after a career of building maintenance. Never was a smoker!

[@Garandasaurus]

@@adambomb30 yeah, exactly. I work construction as a steam fitter and welder, hvac etc. I wouldn't get out of bed to go risk my life and digits for $10 And part time work. I've been lied too many times about job duration ie 6 weeks turns to 1 eight hour day. That will frost your balls. I've traveled across the country for a job a couple times and been laid off within 24 hours thru no fault of my own. The work environment today is frustrating at times with the demands of contractor's and little reward for compliance with those demands. I'm glad I'm at the end of my career.

[@lastcartoonlaughing7182]

I'm 23 and I've been applying for jobs every where for over 3 years and only had 5 interviews and little to no responses. I've taken more drug tests for job interviews I didn't even get. I've gone to every job fair in 4 different cities and I have gotten trained to deal cards at a casino for numerous games, I got a flaggers card for road side construction, food handlers card, I also have a cdl license, and a forklift license. I will take any job. There isn't a job shortage anywhere. It's all bullshit.

[@dyaneleblanc6447]

My daughter’s friend had the same experience. He is an armed guard but wanted something different. He applied to a bunch of help wanted companies. He even applied to entry level positions because if it’s a good company than there is advancement opportunity. In the 30 days he applied not one call or interview. Just bizarre.

[@conitorres9774]

There is no labor shortage, there’s a willing to hire shortage. I have been applying since June of last year and have had 1 callback.

[@lostpockets2227]

"youre supposed to call first" "youre supposed to go in and talk to a manager" "youre supposed to follow up in a week after you talk to the manager" "youre supposed to apply to a new company and repeat the process until it works" this is what i get told over and over and over and ... it doesn't work.

[@lostpockets2227]

oh there's more "youre supposed to show a consistent work history" "youre supposed to have work references" "youre supposed to volunteer, because it looks good on your resume" "youre supposed to go to college and put yourself in debt" and if you do all that? congratulations! youre overqualified for the position, sorry!

[@judgementgaming3270]

Basically same

[@wturner777]

@@lostpockets2227 Doesn't work anymore. You'd have a better chance in Leisure and Hospitality jobs in a high volume tourist area.

[@iPLAYtheSTATION]

One time, a job opening asked for 8+ years of programming experience in the language "Swift". At the time, Swift was only 3 years old. Some employers have no idea what they are doing when it comes to recruiting.

[@raymond19001]

I worked in finances for 12 years when they cut the position. I then worked over two years doing other work. When I applied for another finance position that I was qualified for, I was turned down because they wanted "recent experience" which they described as within the last two years. They were using the same software that I was familiar with. Just an excuse to screen out people.

[@buck-johnson]

Yes, I saw a job yesterday that they wanted 8 years of Flutter experience but its only a few years old.

[@kingdomquest2521]

Sounds like a HR tactic to weed out the liars who claim 8+ years on their resume . Just saying.

[@sliwka621]

@@kingdomquest2521 Sounds like incompetent recruitment to me. That's a much more likely explanation.

[@Distress.]

@@kingdomquest2521 HR doesn't even know how to do their own jobs much less others

[@aerosmithtour1961]

The problem is, entry level positions now require a college degree, and several years experience in that job even though it's, entry level.

[@NewBlueTrue]

That’s why it’s important for people to lie

[@lord.have.myrcene]

This has been my experience and everyone around me but the narrative is "everyone is hiring!" So frustrating and makes you feel like you're doing something wrong

[@officialjeremiahrussell]

Absolutely agree. It’s like that in Cali as well

[@wturner777]

@@officialjeremiahrussell It's everywhere, even in the Sunshine State. The only jobs people are willing to hire are hospitality and service jobs in heavily tourist areas. And we all know those jobs don't pay well, not enough to classify as a living wage.

[@thesquad2253]

@@wturner777 exactly but having a service job is better than nothing an you could at least get a promotion or get a better job eventually

[@wturner777]

@@thesquad2253 That's true.

[@anthonytwohill9726]

It's not you, it's business hiring practices and fraud. They want to be forgiven the PPP "loans."

[@beewest5704]

Imagine how demoralizing it must be to be told the is a job shortage, apply for hundreds of positions & not even getting a call. Brutal!

[@awaugh17]

“Get a job” = “Get a life” and if anyone says either to you they do not love you

[@roshidon]

That is basically my life right now.

[@boogie1434]

Yep, society is sending the message loud and clear; you're still not good enough and you can go out with the trash

[@gummy5862]

Not job shortage, labor shortage is what they’re saying. What the rich people are saying right now is that the poor entry level people are too lazy to work right now, which is causing many positions to remain open. However this news report shows that that might not be true if businesses are turning down more than qualified candidates. Honestly I think subpar, slow customer service due to having very few employees is going to be the new norm (and by that I mean it’s gonna be worse than before). Get your customers acclimated with poor quality service, hire less people, save money while still earning profits. At least that’s my theory.

[@invaderjoshua6280]

I don’t think bad slow customer service by people will be the norm for long. I wouldn’t put it past companies to be making a problem so they can put a solution in place by replacing all the people with cheaper automated systems. Since there are less people working it’s less outcry when their all canned. Screwed up but it’s likely the real plan.

[@than0s948]

Corporations: "Gosh, no one wants to work anymore. Whatever will we do?" Also corporations: "All applicants require a masters degree and thirty references. We'll start you off at $10.77 an hour."

[@hellokittydimaggio]

And then the govt calls to tell you it’s time to pay your student loans $500 a month!

[@ellisjackson3355]

"We reserve the right to not get back to you as well"

[@richmo6324]

“entry level” but want 1+ years of experience…. Smh

[@aceous99]

@@richmo6324 5 references

[@bigbody_stunnaboss]

@@ellisjackson3355 can’t stand that, had two back to back interviews at a restaurant recently they really made it seem like I was in there, but I guess they had other plans. Told me they’d call me on Monday, crickets, so I call them for an update only for them to tell me yeah sorry it’s not gonna work. Yeah okay f you too

[@trolloftheyear7963]

Yep, all the jobs are taken, so how can there be a labor shortage??? My daughter has been having the same experience. Somebody isn't telling the truth.

[@rareram]

Ah you're forgetting the requirements. PHD, five years experience, and be under 25.

[@dickriggles942]

I learned a long time ago that it means, "We're actually hiring someone's kid, don't bother."

[@l0rth1c]

As a carpenter with 17 years of experience, I would hang up the phone the moment you said $10 an hour lol

[@nevoyu]

$10 is considered "good pay" in my area and thats for union positions...

[@AcornSmokes420]

15.00 is the minimum wage in Washington state it used to be 11.50$ last year

[@yeahdude1986]

Where are you located?

[@dasinmason5489]

@@oneplytoiletpapermishaps7429 you may get 63 an hour but that's cause it's your business you said nobody getting paid 63 an hour for that

[@dasinmason5489]

@@oneplytoiletpapermishaps7429 okay? I wouldn't be surprised I mean you have to risk getting covid from elderly

[@ryanjohnson5882]

I just think it’s funny when people say “there are a ton of jobs hiring no one should be on unemployment” yet you apply to these “jobs” and you don’t even hear back from them…..

[@gomoso22]

I have been applying just for fun and I never get a call or anything. It's so wierd how many companies keep saying the same thing. BTW I would take the job if they would offer it.

[@doppelstrangler4569]

This reminded me when i applied for around 20-30 jobs and I only got 1 call too lol

[@bugvswindshield]

I know a guy who works the phone lines for calling people to make sure they're looking for jobs. He says 70% of the time theres nothing to do. no names. What is going on?

[@jamesv665]

I'll get a job the same day I get let go or leave. If your good at what u do it's not a problem

[@wolfumz]

At my firm, we have the problem that we are so short staffed, that we are slammed all week, and do not have the time to hire. I'm also very nervous about training a new engineer once we DO hire, it doesn't seem possible with my schedule today... so something has gotta give. When we put out job postings online no one applies. We've had a mid level civil engineer position up for months, huge salary, no takers. I also suspect that our HR department is secretly worthless and don't actually do anything, but that's just me. I'm one of these idiots working in the part of the company that has to generate a profit.

[@LegUpGaming]

You're not gonna approach the segregation, discrimination, favoritism, and gaslighting. They cycle out everyone constantly because there aren't jobs. They don't want to pay either. Among the other issues such as people not retiring or they are able to retire yet don't. Too many children and etc. The writing is on the wall yet everyone just ignores it.

[@jakeshaffer9176]

My girlfriend got her degree in medical billing to try improving her life and education, every job is “hiring immediately experience not required” but she’s been rejected countless times despite the job being the very next step after graduation. School told her she should consider the temporary positions that work remote, she was recommended for a job and had 3 deans list awards but that doesn’t count. So much for college being there to improve your life, just more debt until you die

[@johnd9357]

Is she white? Because if so, there’s your answer.

[@jeffhruska8626]

. Because of the shortage and to retain employees they have promoted people to positions that they are not qualified for so when a manager see's an application of a person more qualified then them they see it as a threat and 86 the application.

[@jaygunny8402]

It’s also about what degree u get, I also know plenty of jobs where people do medical billing with no degree.

[@awaugh17]

@@jeffhruska8626 managers don’t hire…

[@jeffhruska8626]

@@awaugh17 lol.

[@loschekell]

I have had this experience. Some "job openings" just don't exist. A personnel department will post "job openings" to justify their existence.

[@sissiroxie]

McDonald’s and Wendy’s still hiring if you want $10 an hour here in north Florida so many people quitting to replace

[@dontbelieveeverythingyouth8173]

100%

[@thecactusman17]

Not justifying their existence - justifying the company's COVID relief money for "hiring during the pandemic." A lot of unscrupulous businesses that value tax exemptions over profiting from actual sales are milking the government dry while normal working people can't even keep a roof over their heads without intervention.

[@aca2983]

"HR" is the weakest part of every organization I've ever worked for. Talk about a bunch of people who have contorted the system to guarantee their own job security.

[@sootuckchoong7077]

So it's not true shops say they don't have enough workers.

[@beachgirl6565]

I’m a senior so that’s a problem for employers. It starts at 40yrs old & the older you get the harder it gets. Employers are making more profit by having fewer employees. They just work the ones they have to death.

[@rs72098]

Eventually the burnout slows down production and people quit, they tell others about the horrible experiences at the job, and no one wants to work for them. I've seen this bad mentality take down employers in my area.

[@bigbillybadass]

In what field

[@AnastasiaBeaverhousn]

I LITERALLY went back to school because of this!!! I said I'll make them NEED me!! I got blessed to find a program Barclays paid for!! Good luck to you all!!

[@Sushi-Katana]

That sounds like a blue collar problem, which makes sense since past a certain age its harder to work. But if your brain is your source of income, you're good for another 15yrs. I work for a tech startup and the entire leadership team is over 40.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Can confirm as a young person with a job. Not enough co-workers for many months.

[@froylanmiranda7362]

True I have applied as a CDL Driver, retail, government, restaurant, general labor and nothing.

[@Liberty_or_Death.]

Think any of this has to do with your beliefs? Or political views? I think they're single out certain groups of people for a reason...

[@JoMcD21]

Walmart wouldn't even hire me for stocking the shelves. They had over 10 positions available and were hurting for help. They wouldn't even let me come in and do an interview, they just said to do it online. Wasted like 45 minutes just for the application to say that it was thrown out before anyone even looked at it. Then it tells me to try again in seven months. So, essentially, they told me to lie because they don't want honest workers to handle the goods. Ridiculous.

[@53philp]

I applied for a janitor job once, they told me they were looking for somebody with an Associate Degree and computer skills. Job description listed keeping paper towels stocked and soap dispensers full along with general cleaning of restrooms.

[@qaz3000]

I've done that once it was a actually a great gig tho.

[@jjayguy23]

@@qaz3000 I bet it is. I'm sure people leave you alone.

[@queenoflasvegas]

They could be lying to you.

[@kasrakh86]

Ahahahahaha you got to be fuckin joking 😂🤣

[@michaelmetcalf1127]

Nothing wrong with janitorial work did it for15 years.Honest and humbling way to put food in your family’s mouth.

[@bryanx5829]

Entry level job Requirements : 4 years college, and 5 years experience

[@slossboss]

I had this problem even before the pandemic. One of the reasons I've stayed in my food service job is because no one would respond to my applications, and finally, I just gave up.

[@benpainter6874]

You're not the only one. I applied everywhere but no one will hire me 😪.

[@olympic-ass-eater]

Same too man like wdf

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

Go back to school. Don't be afraid of the student loans. Study management information systems or CS. Learn python AWS azure Salesforce and algorithms. Use student loans for the meal plan. Don't go hungry. Eat!!! Study. Thrive.

[@coreyl9251]

These businesses aren’t actually hiring, they don’t want to pay back them loans

[@951Bigjosh]

Bingo! They just gaming the system like they always do.

[@LifeDL]

Interesting

[@donmcron3334]

So when my managers at Applebees tell me they aren’t getting any applications that’s why? Idk man they’re paying us each $500 if we can find people to apply.

[@vango8220]

@@donmcron3334 Maybe the reason they aren't getting any applications is because nobody wants to work at Applebees.

[@MrNastytrucker44]

The covid loans have already started being repaid by most businesses that received them. What i experience as an employer is an abundance of people who are only filling out applications to keep their extended unemployment benefits rolling in, and if they've already been kicked off the government doll they will only work long enough to be eligible for unemployment again then they quit and get back on unemployment. The unemployment offices are so backed up that employers can't even get through to file a rebuttal before these people are approved to sit on their asses on the tax payers dime. I know there's good people that just want to work, but they're really hard to find.

[@marcilk7534]

One of the worst things to happen to job searches are these computer programs that don’t move applications on unless they meet certain qualifications or contain key words. Resumes need to get in front of a human.

[@solomonarbc]

Completely agree. I once applied for a job which is so rare that I don't think there are 1000 people worldwide doing the job, certainly not in my country. Now what is the probability of me having researched the subject for my Master thesis 12 years before? Twelve years ago it was just an academic subject in SCM! The job had the exact title. So what is the probability of me living in this small, not-so-developed town were this job was posted for this corporation? They never called. They had also this hiring digital service for applications, which is most definitely sorting out the CVs via some algorithms. It's like this job was created for me ... and I could not reach anyone form the HR about it.

[@justin6409]

That's why networking is so important and getting insider recommendations typically skips that part.

[@marcilk7534]

@@justin6409 Not so great for introverts.

[@apollo1573]

@@marcilk7534 and just not conventional nor generally fair because it just comes down to who you know and where you start out at.

[@Falcodrin]

If indeed says something is required and you don't have it just lie. If you don't lie your application is just trashed and never gets seen. It's better to get it in front of HR.

[@delis521]

I understand. When I apply, I don't hear from them. When I do hear from them, I get a job interview and like always I get rejected. Now I'm unemployed for a year. I was once unemployed for 3 years, not hearing from them and like always getting rejected. It's extremely rare that I get the job, it's almost impossible. If there was no job interview, I would have gotten a job a long time ago. Job interviews to me are a waste of time. The "NOW HIRING" sign is a lie.

[@desmondclark3193]

Exactly. The sign should say “now hiring people we like”

[@kennykrempa7100]

I once worked at a restaurant where they never removed the now hiring sign . It stayed there 24/7, wether they were hiring or not .

[@jackiechan511]

The truth is, there is a shortage of employers actually hiring right now.

[@stevewyche5232]

100

[@props651]

"Managers being too busy to respond to every applicant." Well... HIRE an assistant.

[@grandcanyon2]

yup its bs, the worst part the assistant has no power, so all she can do is say mr/ms so and so will contact you when he/she can. You email/call for weeks/ months to finally get in touch only for the recruiters/managers to tell ya sorry the position is filled, when on the site, you log in it says the position is still open.

[@I.C.Weiner]

They would but they are you busy to respond to the applications for an assistant.

[@tommynobaka]

They're too cheap for it and probably want 5 years experience at least

[@youngwepa9059]

assistant to the assistant regional manager

[@Sinusoid-]

Nah, the assistants are too busy too lol

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

It’s wild how many hoops you have to go through for entry level jobs.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

yeah like show up on time

[@darkbionic1044]

Exactly like if is 80,000 dollars job

[@Petesworkshop2225]

Only if you're white.

[@prime_optimus]

Must have cured cancer, sailed the 7 seas, survived your funeral, and pull Excalibur from the stone.

[@DivinityAwakened]

It must depend on where you live. My 19 year old nephew got a 15 dollars an hour job at Aldi's. It was his first application put in.

[@ch3cksund3ad]

Ive applied to literal hundreds, and I have gotten maybe a couple dozen responses maybe a handful are actually worth even interviewing for is the really sad part

[@doge-xj7zb]

There is a huge shortage of workers due to low pay

[@shawn_143]

I was at a restaurant in Ohio. The waitress kept complaining of being overworked and only having one cook in the back. Then a guy walks in ask for an application. She tells him he can fill it out but they aren't hiring

[@maliksmith9003]

Yeah. Restaurants are notorious for bad staffing practices, ESPECIALLY in states with lax labor laws. Every one I've worked at had too few staff and worked them rediculously hard every day to compensate, all while paying them as little money as possible.

[@Ohiogardengoddess]

Oh boy, I believe it! 😆

[@mr.talldarkandhandsome4111]

That's meme worthy.

[@bruvva2160]

I love how entry level jobs expect you to already be trained.

[@Alfonsoltd]

@@mrtexan4227 so you’re saying they’re not entry level

[@arcane.ranger]

Entry level job with 7 -10 years experience. Means, I want someone who doesn't know their worth, and isn't looking for a promotion, raise, or fight the system.

[@georgehouston6327]

Entry level jobs aren’t necessarily a position you obtain fresh out of high school with absolutely zero skills.

[@mexiparkourman]

@@georgehouston6327 you mean entry level doesn't mean for people entering a job force? Sounds like it's not an entry level position

[@user-rm7os2lx2m]

Yeah it makes it hard for me to find entry level work from home non-retail professional jobs as someone with a bachelor's degree. Most jobs say you need experience. They probably don't want to pay for a new employee to get trained.

[@bradsonnier6491]

I lost my job last December and have been applying to a least 65+ jobs now! I have over 10 years of warehouse experience and 15 years combined customer service and I have gotten only two callbacks as of now! Can verify this video is accurate.

[@zBorderPatrol]

In addition to someone pointing out it's actually a wage shortage, it's also a non-toxic workplace environment shortage. No one wants to spend one half of their shift getting yelled at by customers, and the other half getting yelled at by your boss, neither of whom you can talk back to, all to not be able to afford rent.

[@fuhgetabatit1051]

EXACTLY

[@SgtJoeSmith]

im tired of getting yelled at by employees when issue was their fault. oh customers are someone elses employees yelling at you. if you are getting yelled at you probably done piss poor work

[@compsigh9275]

@@SgtJoeSmith lol nah, dude customers are insane in retail. I’ve had ladies yell in my face for touching their can of soup, even though I have to touch it to give it to them… people are losing their minds. They grand scheme issue is mental health in this country.

[@abdullahreaves6460]

This describes being a waiter/waitress on south beach (Miami) perfectly

[@lee9260]

This is where I'm at currently and I am mentally exhausted.

[@johnnylara]

it's wild that "unskilled" labor is the labor that society literally collapses without

[@joebaumgart1146]

Right?!

[@bendustin7609]

How is that different than other labor? I’m pretty sure society would fall apart without skilled workers too. Being an unskilled worker does not mean you are special. It means you have put minimal effort into your personal development, and are therefore easily replaceable. I am not saying everyone should be a doctor. For example, my dad went back to school in his 30’s for machining. He has had an excellent job for the past 10 years. However, he and half the company was recently let go. Initially I was worried for him, but you would not believe the amount of companies that were literally chasing him down. I imagine there is more happening behind the scene. As a long term labor supply shortage is coming to an end, an abnormally high amount of people are applying for the same jobs at the same time. Meaning that supply is up, and it’s harder to get a job. Especially if you don’t speak English well like this lady.

[@TheDoctaSwag]

because it is the most common. Society would fall apart with skilled laborers as well. We need people to work.

[@bendustin7609]

@@TheDoctaSwag Would society not fall apart without skilled laborers? Skilled laborers are just as important.

[@orlandof6496]

@@bendustin7609 how does working an "unskilled" job relate to anything about your personal development? Why do you people always make it seem that people who work "unskilled" labor are all just lazy and unmotivated? And no one is saying skilled laborers aren't necessary bro

[@rs72098]

Job interviews are a giant waste of time and an alternate way for a company to discriminate against you. I've been to several interviews and can say it doesn't matter what I say, it matters how they perceive you. That's a problem, workers should be hired according to their job skills, not to job interview skills.

[@main1033]

They use hiring agencies now. I had one interviewer talk about how good my credentials were but he kept interviewing me until he found out I was black. Then didn't respond.

[@buxnmax]

My company has had a now hiring sign in front of each of our storefronts since September. We are in desperate need of people and haven't seen any. When asked about where the help is all management says is no one is applying. All of us employees know people who have applied and have not received callbacks. I knew something wasn't right with this all along and now I see this story. For whatever the reason, companies are not trying to hire. And it's ridiculous, they are working the people they have to death.

[@XFizzlepop-Berrytwist]

You answered your own question there at the end. Why hire more people, when a skeleton crew of three or four can do the jobs of 6 people? Under pay them, over work them, profit from them. Employees should do a bit of malicious compliance, understand their job description, rights, and ask for appropriate pay, dont do anything outside the job description, thats a good way to get help, is by all employees being on the same page, demanding extra help. Its easier said than done I know, but its a nice thought if such a case was possible.

[@awaugh17]

^whatever reason

[@Claya94]

Why does a cashier need a tailored resume? It’s so stupid. When I hire people I find good attitudes, willingness to learn and trustworthiness more important than a stupid piece of paper that one can easily falsify. I have zero sympathy for company’s that are too stupid not to just do an on sight initial interview. It’s like tech has made us dumber 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SynthLizard8]

It should be: "Can you work a over-sized calculator, activate the card reader and count by 10's or 5's? then then you're hired!"

[@NaturalBornKelli]

Thank you for being just a decent person who does things the right way and how everyone else should be doing it... You are so right about what really matters. Thank you, patriot!

[@tony_47]

Bingo

[@jomamma4729]

Bringing a tailored resume is easy, so it doesn't prove much in itself, but the act of applying to a job the RIGHT way (bringing a tailored resume, and wearing nice clothes, making sure you are cleaned up) often shows that a person does need that job, and is going to be willing to work well.

[@CyberMachine]

@@jomamma4729 It's a CASHIER

[@micahbenally5139]

Went through this. Applied at 40 jobs and it was one of the last ones that finally got back to me. Don't tell me no one wants to work

[@toddblackburn6302]

No one wants to work

[@mtb416]

No one wants to work. Have a family member in staffing. Routinely finds work for people above their asking rate and they still don’t show up. They just want to prove “they’re looking” and stay on the dole. Facts.

[@Korndoleezzarice]

There is no labor shortage, there is a wage shortage. Employers can't pay their employees what they're worth.

[@beebuzz959]

@@mtb416 And then there are people like those in the video and who made this comment and me, who are good employees but nobody is giving a chance to.

[@anthonywoolley1806]

I’ve applied to three jobs in the last 2 years and I’ve worked at all three. Two were in south Florida. All entry level jobs

[@wolfy1]

Yep. No one will hire you without experience. You only get experience by knowing people; note in the video they even say they only want people who are "recommended." Without experience or references literally no one will hire you no matter how good your education and/or skills. Meanwhile they scream that no one wants to work. None of it makes sense.

[@selfishbeats]

if they don't need people they should take the job down

[@ajvstheworld9315]

FINALLY A REPORT ON THIS! How can Walmart say you aren't qualified when you clearly just came from working the exact same store only red (Target)

[@illicitlegacy3783]

Almost everyone is qualified for walmart. I was honest on Walmarts stupid survey bs just to see what they would do bc i didn5 need the job and they never got back to me lol. Its funny cuz ill be making a lot more money then walmart salary

[@ale347baker]

@De Sign What position did you get?

[@ale347baker]

@De Sign Did you have previous experience, or a college degree? And congratulations 👏

[@markandrade7547]

If your IQ is higher than 90 you are over qualified as a Walmart employee.

[@taylorwaterman7316]

Does not matter if you have only 2 brain cells to rub together to work at Target BUT you need to be a cheery person. Maybe Walmart wants depressed people?

[@thewanderer281]

This is what I’ve been telling people. These companies LIKE the skeleton crews they have now and want to keep it that way. They get payouts from the state for low staff/ high unemployment and love it. There’s something far sinister than a “labor shortage” going on and it’s corporate greed

[@Redneck_Ed]

I was a hiring manager in an engineering department for about 15 years until 2019 and the finance department always slow rolled the hiring process. Open a req quickly because of a desperate need, nope. Yeah, but we have funding, no. Yeah, but it's a time and materials project, you won't get revenue unless we have the heads to bill,, ok maybe. It was just one roadblock after another. Their real strategy was to work existing staff harder and avoid hiring new heads. I finally left for greener pastures in 2019. The issues in the headlines today have deep and longstanding roots. I chuckle when I hear people talk as if this is new news.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

oh really? how can i get those payouts then cause i cant find employees so i can accept more customers. give me the link to apply. any state. i get paid per hour each employee works. i want to hire 100000. employees start at $30 an hour. im losing millions not having more employees

[@daneliasosa6077]

The whole world is getting ready to receive the seal of God or the seal of the false religious power of the apostate church

[@deborahvaughan9388]

Tell customers to wait, out of stock, closing early DUE TO COVID is simply to save on workers comp. , insurance and other costs. Instead they over work and abuse the employees they have with angry customers who have to wait. Just some more big business and government scratching each other's backs. This has been planned for awhile. The real slam is about to come when they start scaling back the freebies.

[@elijahmiller912]

its all part of the evil that is coming. The billionaires announced they are ending this economy to start their new one. Along with it a one world currency. As we are already starting to see, no poke no job. No poke, the only way to get the new currency will be selling property. No poke, can't pay property taxes, buy gas, groceries. No poke, you will eventually be broke, homeless, starving, helpless, harassed and abused by piggies, eventually DESPERATE to comply with their

[@khloeknievel3874]

Employers are like that friend who complains that they are always single while also refusing to date anyone unless they are over 6 feet, 6 inches and 6 figures. If they lowered their standards a bit, they would find plenty of great candidates.

[@tnbjune5177]

Lmfaoo sounds about accurate my last job i was working with chemicals for 10 a hour dealing with equipment that can possibly explode on you they never wanted to increase the pay to anything decent plus I was told “ I don’t know what ima do with you next month “ In other words I was replacing an employee who was out due to surgery I’ve applied at 50 different jobs and only received 2 interviews but the pay was commission which pay wasn’t really guaranteed.I had one job get me to fill out paperwork / tax forms also tell me they’ll call me when they’re ready for my orientation date I haven’t received a call back even when I call no call back it’s really tough out here

[@kennykrempa7100]

I’ve heard of the 4 6’s before , 6 feet , 6 figures , 6 inches , 6 pack of Abs . But you’re right , companies are way too picky when looking at candidates to hire .

[@ssj4gogeta130]

The man and the woman were speaking straight facts! And he got one interview and probably still didn’t get the job!

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

"Nobody wants to work." - People who continue to make life harder for everyone who *desperately wants* to work.

[@daebak_hana]

*nobody want to work for peanuts. I have 16 years of experience in my field and I had someone literally offer me 28/hr. Like seriously?! Hard pass!

[@robertg6339]

@@daebak_hana there's also alot of people with little to no experience in any trade or field who want wages they are not worth. But they don't understand starting low and working their way up. Laziness and entitlement are big issues in the work place. Men today have poor work ethic.

[@adamjankowski7679]

As a employer I also know the costs of hiring the wrong person. Cost of extra training, lost productivity, quality, and eventually the employee leaving. It took my wife and I 3 years, a dozen "bodies", and 6 months of solid training to form the right team. So as an employer I also look beyond just having to pay someone, I also care about the total cost, customer experience, team morale, and my company's sustainability.

[@daebak_hana]

@@robertg6339 totally agree. There are lots of people like that too. I used to be a hiring manager so I have seen it first hand.

[@stevewalther2293]

Landsccaping and cleaning pools and driving for Amazon Always hiring.

[@RoadTripzz14]

Employers need to get SERIOUS. Cut the bs with online resumes and do IN PERSON interviews that HIRE ON THE SPOT.

[@littlebritian2822]

100% agreed. They are NOT honest in what they look for! & the bait & switch in role advertised, salary, job description etc....smh

[@officespace7777]

The interview process is such BS. It seems like you're just talking to an "individual" who is looking for personal preference or a buddy. As opposed to just looking for the person that's qualified. I stopped working those kinds of jobs a long time ago. Now when I apply for a job it's based strictly on qualifications, and experience.

[@ConsiderTheCrows]

@@officespace7777 What jobs don't interview you and judge you?

[@calmaschamomile1252]

Or cut down on the application process. I’m tired of signing up (because it leads to spam calls and emails) for these companies and spending +20 minutes on an aptitude test.

[@calmaschamomile1252]

@@ConsiderTheCrows The ones you create yourself…

[@podsmpsg1]

If they're so desperate, then why aren't they responding to phone calls or emails?. Apparently, they're not so desperate.

[@messenger303]

Finally!! Happened to me in Colorado, applied to so many jobs but had no interviews. Started running out of places to apply at.

[@MrKingjoe28]

The real issue is you can’t even get a basic job bagging groceries now without doing some insane 100 question psych profile test as part of the application. My first job was at a Winn Dixie in Florida and I literally just walked up to the manager introduced myself and said Hi. Said I needed a job. Started next week. I’ve never had that happen since yet that’s how it SHOULD be as it’s just bagging groceries for gods sake smh

[@speedy43211]

yea man its a big poop show, my girl went to 4 interviews before was put on payroll. but its crazy out there. not sure wtf going on but yea.

[@TheRazorTongue]

If it has a survey I just stop now. I’ve never gotten a job from one I filled out. Screw those personality tests.

[@AdmoreMethod]

Every single corporation is owned by the elite… and, they are purposely keeping people from working, because their goal is to crash the economy before the 22 mid-term elections.

[@Withlovefrominterent]

I started out at McDonald's many years ago. They basically started me the same day I applied, and the same for my next couple jobs... but back then the pay was 5.25 an hour. Now that these companies are starting at 14 or more dollars an hour, I can understand why they're a little more picky

[@darrylcampbell4426]

I needed a short lasting job over the summer a few years back and a supermarket tried to get me to fill in some competency questions online in some elaborately made application portal. So I didn't do it and emailed their HR department to tell them it was insulting to require that for the lowest jobs in society. Literally anybody can do it. Of course, they never replied.

[@TheNotoriousKID]

It’s crazy, they say people are quitting their jobs left and right and there’s a massive shortage of available workers, but 2 weeks ago I had the time of my life helping my boy get a job.. these companies acted like he wasn’t good enough or something, not even for a janitorial job… I don’t get it… why complain about shortage of workers if you’re turning away people who wants to actually work and better their lives… I don’t get it.

[@tomsellout9576]

I think it depends on where you are. I’ve been getting great raises at my company due to my willingness to work 25 hours of overtime to finish my track car build while they can’t retain anyone for more than 2 weeks. My company gas been hiring less despite needing people in hopes of finding quality candidates. We literally have a guy on night shift who works 10 hours a week just because we’ll take what we can get. The Taco Bell bear my house closes at 4pm due to having no night staff. Depends on your area

[@pippincovington1348]

They don't want us to better our lives. They want to make money. That is all that matters to them.

[@Cjx0r]

Claiming to hire people = government money. Actually hiring them = paying a salary. I think the issue is more believing what you're told, or taking what you heard on the TV as an accurate representation of what's going on around you, or what your peers actually think.

[@judypa38]

I have been told the government will pay companies to hire certain people; the government pays part of the wages- savings for the government. There has to be some kind of notice for workers; but many foreign people are hired instead. The employer can talk to them anyway they want to, they won't get an attitude of I deserve to be treated with respect. It depends on the city and state. What if the left are wanting to hold out for the influx of illegals- to be turned into green card workers?

[@murphy1011]

@@judypa38 sounds like you’re just kinda racist to be honest lol

[@MrNoahsamen]

When I was applying programming job "entry level" this women demands 4-5 years of experience. Bitch does anyone would apply for low minimal wage after wasting all that time?

[@AbcXyz-rn2lz]

This was before the pandemic too. All jobs mentioned aren't just skill and work ethic, but personality too; despite bottom pay. In the US being liked is everything no matter how hard working or talented

[@ChocolateMelanin]

$10ph for construction worker. This is why people are quitting their jobs.

[@purplegirl8036]

Seriously? Isn’t that job pretty dangerous? That’s would explain why I almost died in crappy construction the other day.

[@brianlogan4243]

lol but what skill level was asked? A gofer doesnt warrant more money.

[@billwhitis9997]

I started a construction job for 10 an hour ... back in 1979.

[@brianlogan4243]

@@billwhitis9997 interesting they would pay an unskilled laborer that much in 1979, minimum wage was under 3 bucks and a new cadillac was 4,200. Average rent was not even $100 a month.

[@billwhitis9997]

@@brianlogan4243 I was there youngster. Wages were much better in the 70's. Then Reagan possesed the White House, and wages have gone down ever since. By 82', I was making 50 to 60 grand a year as a carpenter. I am retired, but if I where to make the same money now, I would be making well over 100,000 a year. But today carpenters make about 40,000, if your lucky. It's you young people that are getting screwed up the ass when it comes to income. Oh, and a good community college full time was about 1000 dollars a year. Education used to be important, and it was heavily subsidized by the government.

[@existentialvoid]

the fact that employers dont even respond with a rejection is frankly insulting. It's a terrible norm people have come to expect in the US.

[@reubensandwich9249]

It's like Office Space when they fix the glitch.

[@toyotanerd2269]

I know I hate that when they string you along or leave you guessing

[@kingSpanckyNaotala]

I know and some jobs expect a two week notice and fire some people without cause.

[@mr.puddles5246]

I left a bad review a month after they were supposed to call me. Two days later, they sent the rejection notice.

[@theobserver3753]

I’m not in the US and it’s happening here.

[@G_____]

They only call you back once you’ve found another job

[@jamieborman5608]

Same here! Both my daughter and I applied to several businesses, even dishwashing positions, and my daughter was the only one that got an interview at a grocery store and still didn’t get hired! Labor shortage my butt!!

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

Here's the problem: Minimum Wage Entry Level Job Must have requirement: - Bachelors degree in an unrelated field - Masters degree in an unrelated field - 10+ years of experience - Won several awards including the Oscars and Grammys - Must have god-like powers

[@briannamorrison380]

Yeah and I love when they list the responsibilities of the job and it's a mile long, but then the pay is $10 an hour.

[@M-X39462]

Seems like the labor shortage isn't because people aren't applying. It looks like it's more about the hiring managers being too picky.

[@Twopointzero00]

I am very qualified 11yrs IT experience. I cannot get a interview anywhere.

[@A-Fishy-Potato]

It’s just more worth it not to hire of 2 people do the job just fine but the job used to have 4 people why hire the 2 extra when you could save on labor costs

[@M-X39462]

@@A-Fishy-Potato understandable, but when one or both employees who normally do a 2 person job each are out sick then the owner is screwed lol.

[@tomservo5007]

maybe their area isn't experiencing a shortage, maybe these folks filled in outrageous answers on the application ? Were rude af during the interview ? Failed a drug test? So many unanswered questions

[@TND1483]

They want more diversity hires but forget that the majority of the country aren't diversity hires

[@TagGeorge]

Over a year later this is still going on all around the country

[@0906blue]

This is November 2023, this video is October 2021. Been going on a long time.

[@lisaray101]

I recently lost my job due to the vaccine mandate I tried to get a job at McDonald the hiring manager literally bullied me through the interview asking me extremely hard questions yes McDonald’s wtf!

[@micahrutland9021]

Dude I just got rejected at a fast food job where a bunch of high, peirced highschool kids work who were standing around doing nothing, on their phone, while the manager grilled me with endless tough questions about customer service and work ethic. I gave stellar interview. Nothing. I need the job so much more than those kids. I'm gonna be homeless.

[@WiIdbiII]

I drove a tractor trailer for 25 years. I got out of it for 4 years. When I went back to a company I had drove for (6 years) and applied, they had new owners. The people doing the hiring remembered me , but told me I had been out of driving for too long and was not qualified. THAT SHOULD PROVE TO YOU THAT THERE IS NO DRIVER SHORTAGE!

[@peters6850]

Same for construction. The unions cmdont hire enough apprentices on purpose to keep their wages high. It's a manufactured shortage

[@pulda015]

@@peters6850 our issue is that construction has boomed and we don't have enough journeyman to train apprentices. Not to mention the apprentice hiring cycle is partially based on projections of what work will be available, we try really hard not to overhire and then having to lay off apprentices in their first or second year.

[@djobe420]

Hook in mouth

[@BasedinReality1984]

We’re you a bad driver prior to leaving the first time around ??? That’s the only reason I can think as to why they would not rehire you.

[@Scrappy_ill_fold_ya_Doo]

Have you tried applying at a different location?

[@SF-zc3mm]

The problem is employers are used to hiring people who would accept WAY less than they"re worth so the higher ups could take an extra vacation. Covid changed all of that.

[@MrCougar214]

Yeah, what it changed is people are sick and tired of seeing corporate America rake in the dough but never want to raise wages when that cost of doing business goes up, which your work force is part of that cost. People are tired of wages going up in some instances, such as fast food, but then hours go down so you're still in the same boat. People are sick and tired of hearing about fortune 500's that just bought their 4th yacht while their employees have to collect food stamps to eat. People are sick and tired of Congress calling them lazy and not wanting to work when they are out there trying to find work that can support their family in TODAYS economy, not the 50's. It's catching up with them and they don't like it so they need to lie about a labor shortage and pay Congress to spewing that lie for them.

[@lachlanmclennan2188]

Yeah but people aren't even getting the opportunity to take those lower wages That's what the videos about

[@SF-zc3mm]

@@MrCougar214 yeah there was a small business owner that refused to pay min wage and took the same salary as their employees during covid. There were like 5 people making 70,000 a year, and the owner was saying that if they did what most small business do and pay min wage they would be making 400,000 a year for the same amount of work as their employees.

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Did covid change that though? Because despite having a massive labor shortage, it’s still rare to get a call back for the most basic of jobs

[@SF-zc3mm]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 I think you replied to the wrong comment, or you can't read.