The younger workforce.

[newbury]

I agree 13.50 plus insurance an hour isn't that great but it beats the snot out of 7.50 and no insurance. The really good paying jobs near here are either in the medical fields,power company or TVA power pants which we are losing the coal plant. Not much here unless you want to travel.

The company gives raises pretty quickly when you get cdls. I make a litre more but I be been there the longest and have cdls, and do the landfill schooling, and mechanic work. I held in an got a company truck and phone too. Ive workers the 7.50 jobs till something better came along, took what I learned with me and moved up. If he didn't mean to work why put in an application and tie me up with the signing in.

C'mon $13.50 PLUS insurance WITH vacation time is darn good for a starting job in Iuka. That's almost $30K/year in a place where the MEDIAN Household income is only about $33K.
data source:Tishomingo County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

And just to point out, the county is 95% white and only a little more than 75% graduated from high school.

 

[davesl708]

This cartoon is not meant to be a political statement....ignore the character depicted. It's just a statement of the current state of society today. Please don't lock the thread because of it.

That is exactly what happened to the Dutch about 20 years ago. More people were on the dole than working.

 

[Taylortractornut]

It just kills me his former boss gave a good report but I think that was to get him a job before he had to fire him. I was so proud of my first paycheck as a teen. And always kept a job of some sort. Paid my way through school. Welding part time and running a scraper at the same landfill.

 

[davesl708]

It just kills me his former boss gave a good report but I think that was to get him a job before he had to fire him. I was so proud of my first paycheck as a teen. And always kept a job of some sort. Paid my way through school. Welding part time and running a scraper at the same landfill.

It doesn't pay to give bad recommendations now days. You get sued.
My first W2 wages was when I was 14. Prior to that I worked in gas stations for Dad. No pay just treats.
Never received an allowance growing up. If we wanted something we found a job from neighbors or collected pop bottles for the refund to pay for it. Shoveling snow, mowing grass or loading/unloading firewood.

 

[oldpilgrim]

When I was hiring and firing, I was told we could not give references at all, just to confirm their employment, position and dates they worked here.

We had one company who called for a reference for one of my former employees. I told them what our policy was but added, "Since it's in the public court records, I can tell you that she sued us for discrimination."

I got a very loud and sincere thank you.

 

[Industrial Toys]

The good news here is that young men can't get welfare too easily. The bad news is that they resort to crime. Can't say they have a lot of options, especially if they don't have family to help. MacDonalds and coffee shops hire University grads, so what hope does an uneducated guy have?

I used to hire casual labour but dare not do that anymore. You would be safer playing Russian Roulette nowadays. So now it hurts both the unemployed and me alike.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Think this boys parents help him too much.