I can't understand all this talk and all these articles and headlines about work shortages. Half the people I know are unemployed but can't find jobs.

I know like fourteen people all looking for work and everywhere they go asking for a job, they get laughed out of the room.

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Stillwaiting · M

People with the right skills are not having issues and jobs that don't require specific skill sets are paying more, offering incentives and taking who they can find.

Something isn't adding up. Dont know your friends .. are they looking at jobs they don't have skills for??

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Stillwaiting but with all due respect if the companies need help so bad what would be the issue with hiring someone and training them?

People always want people with certain specific skills and people love to call millennials lazy but no one will hire someone without any experience. They don’t even consider training them from scratch and that’s wrong I’m sorry

How tf are we supposed to develop skill sets when you can’t get a job somewhere because you lack the skills?

Muldoon · 56-60, M

@DeluxedEdition I've experienced the same thing. There's no profit in training someone right off the street.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Muldoon explain?

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Stillwaiting Most of the people I know who can't find employment are looking either in service or retail. So that's not exactly skilled work, but you get the idea.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@BlueMetalChick honestly it’s the same concept if I went to get a retail job with restaurant experience it would be impossible and vice versa

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@DeluxedEdition Weirdly, print shops are hiring like crazy right now. They need people constantly.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@BlueMetalChick good to know because literally like you I also have many friends desperately trying to find work in a place where everywhere is hiring 🙄🙄🙄