Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired

Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by noiseman on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:59PM (#28621723)

If employers really were desperate for workers, wages would rise. But wages haven’t risen. The only reasonable conclusion is that there isn’t really a shortage of workers.

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Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by MandieD on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:33PM (#28622143)

Or too many businesses that are only viable if they’re paying less than what their employees need to live a stable lifestyle in their area (housing, food, transportation, health care)

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Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by iamstupidsimple on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @06:26PM (#28622811)

Those businesses aren't sustainable then. A recent example given here was 24/7 gas station workers. The only reason they were working overnight was because wages have become cheap enough to capture the few overnight customers.

A higher wage means that the business is forced to have the employee on more productive work.

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Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by HomeDeLaPot on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:59PM (#28624046)

Do we really need higher wages, or do we need cheaper housing?

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Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by BitAstronaut on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:59AM (#28626001)

I wouldn't say those are mutually exclusive.

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Re:Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired by PenguinCoder on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @10:51PM (#28624758)

Both, certainly. One alone does not fix the other.

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