News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cash to the rich. Parent comment

Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by technothrasher on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:17AM (#30176525)
We felt a bit guilty taking some of the money from the handout, until we saw how much more all the companies around us took. It all got snatched up as quick as companies could adjust their numbers to qualify.

While we were affected by a reduction in orders at beginning of the pandemic , we would have survived without layoffs anyway. But we decided to take the money and hold on to it in case the situation got worse. Now we’re sitting on a pot of gold that is supposed to help our workers from losing their jobs, but our current biggest labor issue is short staffing.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by drunkpotato on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:43AM (#30177361)
It seems like you have a problem and a solution both staring right at you.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by throwaway6734 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:32AM (#30176632)
Pay more with that pot of gold you're sitting on?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by technothrasher on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:44AM (#30177371)
We are absolutely paying our people more, just gave everybody raises. But can’t get new people even when we offer more.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by bradlys on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @02:09PM (#30182385)
Probably still underpaying then, aren’t you?

And giving everyone raises after a record year of inflation isn’t exactly a headline statement. It’s more like - “our workers would have made less this year than last year if we hadn’t given them raises… and probably would’ve quit. So, we had to give them raises.”

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:America’s Covid job-saving programme gave most of its cas... by kar5pt on Thursday February 03, 2022 @10:29PM (#30202487)
"I went to the market and offered $2 for a loaf of bread - the shopkeeper said no. So I offered $3, but he still said no. This must mean that no amount of money could possibly buy a loaf of bread and not that the price of bread has risen above what I offered."
[ Parent | on HN ]