The Truth About Jobs (Now Hiring)

[Senkusha]

My  suspicions were just confirmed.  Job postings are mostly fake.

[ZandraJoi]

Stepping back, it IS good marketing strategy but then there is also the Truth in advertising.
It's liken to keeping your significant other until somebody "better" comes around & then dropping the first person.
It's not right to do for people nor for a job.

[Senkusha]

Yeah.  Truth is, most companies are only hiring [that Unicorn Candidate].  It's simply disgusting.  We have all these people out of work now, and most of us are struggling even with employment.  We really need a solution to these evil-companies.

[ZandraJoi]

Yeah.  Truth is, most companies are only hiring [that Unicorn Candidate].  It's simply disgusting.  We have all these people out of work now, and most of us are struggling even with employment.  We really need a solution to these evil-companies.

Then you have some jobs like my husband's factory who cannot keep enough (good) workers. Some places have the jobs, actual jobs!, but people don't want to work (hard).

[Senkusha]

Where do employers in this field recruit from?

[ZandraJoi]

Where do employers in this field recruit from?

Is that hypothetical or rhetorical?
I know for my husband's job, they advertise all the time. They actually have the positions they list that needs to be filled.

[Senkusha]

Like are they using the newspaper?  Or Job Boards like LinkedIn and Indeed?  What are some of the job titles?

[ZandraJoi]

Like are they using the newspaper?  Or Job Boards like LinkedIn and Indeed?  What are some of the job titles?

My husband just said they advertise whereever they can. It's plastic extrusion, factory work. They do word of mouth too for family/ friends.
What annoys me (& my husband) is that they are low on workers yet the Higher Ups keep getting in new clients for new products. There is a lot of overtime to be had for those who want it!

[Senkusha]

Sounds like the higher ups are following the New Standard Operating Procedure:  We must maintain record breaking profits at all costs.  We'll get more sales/clients, but reduce our work force so that we can make more profits.  After all, paying time and a half is only half as expensive as hiring another full time worker.

[ZandraJoi]

Sounds like the higher ups are following the New Standard Operating Procedure:  We must maintain record breaking profits at all costs.  We'll get more sales/clients, but reduce our work force so that we can make more profits.  After all, paying time and a half is only half as expensive as hiring another full time worker.

Then burn-out occurs. Or some just want to live a life lol
I can see the point. You don't have to pay extra for insurance & other bonuses for each new employee. I just wish the Higher Ups would work the floor & know that some jobs are just not feasible!
I remember this happening when I worked. Over 2 decades ago. Management kept getting in new ideas but didn't listen to the factory workers who actually WORKED on it saying that these ideas just do not work!

[Senkusha]

I know for a fact that the owners would personally sink their ship if THEY had to work the floor.

Like I read something on Reddit today.  Most customer service jobs are entry level jobs.  They are paid the lowest, and treated like general crap.  But, customers are a business' lifeblood.  I'm a Customer Service Expert with over 30 years of experience.  I've got the patience, empathy, and dedication to resolve customer complaints, so they keep coming back.  I should be worth my weight in gold!  If it weren't for people like me on the front lines, sure, sales and marketing would generate first-time customers, but after those same customers had issues and problems, they wouldn't be back, and be badmouthing that company for inferior products.  The business would tank and die.

It's really the floor workers that actually care about a company. The owners only care about the money coming in.  I wish we (the human race) could fix this problem.

[ZandraJoi]

I know for a fact that the owners would personally sink their ship if THEY had to work the floor.

Like I read something on Reddit today.  Most customer service jobs are entry level jobs.  They are paid the lowest, and treated like general crap.  But, customers are a business' lifeblood.  I'm a Customer Service Expert with over 30 years of experience.  I've got the patience, empathy, and dedication to resolve customer complaints, so they keep coming back.  I should be worth my weight in gold!  If it weren't for people like me on the front lines, sure, sales and marketing would generate first-time customers, but after those same customers had issues and problems, they wouldn't be back, and be badmouthing that company for inferior products.  The business would tank and die.

It's really the floor workers that actually care about a company. The owners only care about the money coming in.  I wish we (the human race) could fix this problem.

So do I! All need to work together to make it happen but the owners want what they want without understanding the consequences.