Labor “shortage”

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The $15.50 guy would have some people lined up. It'd be appealing for people who needed a job short term, quickly, and wanted the decreased competition for it.
Not a bunch of people would be lined up there, but it wouldn't be no one.
- Depends on the job. We have labor positions that pay $18, but demand a little bit of physical labor. It's hard to fill those positions.
  10 years ago, people would line up for that job for less than $10/hr and the work was much, much harder. Something has definitely changed
  When I started with the company in 09, people were coming in during outages and trying to outperform each other so they'd be hired on full-time. But the economy was ass back then and it was hard to find a full-time job at my age
  
  Expenses have changed.
  My apartment I paid $700/month for in 2011 is now over $2000/month.
  When ex to expenses outpace wages more than 2:1, eventually it catches up and people can't afford to live where the work is.
  
  Makes sense. Same in my area. I wonder if this isn't all going to blow up and cause another recession soon. Seems like this shit can't be like this for long.
  
  Something has definitely changed
  Ya, the cost of living. If you're offering a wage below the poverty line AND the labour is back breaking, you can't possibly expect positive results.
  
  Eh, it's not backbreaking.. But I see what you're saying. What do all the 20 y/o non college educated kids do now? I know not all of them are in a trade school.
  
  Ya, I get what you're saying too. I don't know what they're doing, I'm not particularly dialed in with that demographic. I do know that logically, if the wage being offered can't even cover rent then there really isn't a point to doing it. Probably more efficient to do gig economy work, or something under the table, or crime to be honest.

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