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2021-04-26 Economy

Mickey D's Can't Hire Enough, even with $50 interview "Bonus"

[Epoch Times] A McDonald’s franchise owner in Tampa, Florida, said he is paying people $50 just to show up for a job interview and is still struggling to find applicants.

"At this point, if we can’t keep our drive-thrus moving, then I’ll pay $50 for an interview," said Casper, who owns 60 McDonald’s restaurants around Tampa.

The Epoch Times has contacted McDonald’s for comment.

Casper said that the enhanced federal unemployment benefits that were extended after Congress passed a sweeping pandemic relief bill may be contributing to the lack of people seeking jobs. Speculating further, he said that more businesses at the moment are looking to hire.

"You’ve got a lot of people with a lot of money, and they’re out there shopping," he added. "And then, on the flip side, we’re scrambling for help."

The National Federation of Independent Business group said that a survey found that 42 percent of small businesses have said they had job openings they couldn't fill, also blaming the expanded unemployment benefits for the phenomenon.

"Owners continue to have difficulty finding qualified workers to fill jobs as they compete with increased unemployment benefits and the pandemic keeping some workers out of the labor force," according to the survey. "A net 28 percent of owners reported raising compensation (up three points) and the highest level in the past 12 months."
Thus raising the minimum wage by the back door, making small businesses pay the price, who will pass it along to the consumer, of course, contributing to inflation.

Posted by Bobby 2021-04-26 07:59|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 The effort to convince people to "vote for me and you are entitled" is ruining the work ethic and self sufficiency mind set. And when the government can't support the entitled weaning these free loaders off the broke social programs will be hell to pay.

At these restaurants you get a paycheck, discount of food, clothing in the form of uniforms, favorable car loan qualifications for being employed.

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-04-26 09:36|| 2021-04-26 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The company I worked for had three places for new hires and I was the supervisor of one of them. When seeing if "untrained n00bs" were worthy of more important jobs there were two types of people I preferred: farmer kids and former military.

Both knew what work was and both had been exposed to "work that sucks". Finally they had the balls to look me in the eye and say "This isn't enough pay for me and I'm leaving when I clock out tonight!" instead of sneaking off into the night on a cigarette break.

City kids would say things like: "You expect me to do that!?!"

Posted by magpie 2021-04-26 11:59|| 2021-04-26 11:59|| Front Page Top

#3 IMO, it's two for one for the ruling gentry - mark my word, this guy will end up hiring illegals.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-04-26 12:31|| 2021-04-26 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4

Can't eat McD's, stuff gives me the "back door trots"

Posted by Angick Squank3756 2021-04-26 13:08|| 2021-04-26 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Many, as long as they are collecting unemployment, are not interested in work.

Posted by JohnQC 2021-04-26 15:14|| 2021-04-26 15:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Jives with a lot I've been hearing, especially factoring in bonuses for kids, savings on daycare, doing paid in cash only jobs.

More so for those living in No Eviction Zones, and those taking the risk of student debt forgiveness no longer paying on that tab.

No longer have to wake up in the morning, deal with work people or problems, do the Covid dance, all that stress gone, increasing the value of fk'it.

The long term effects will be the children not learning a culture of working for results. I'm sure everyone has a story of the smart kid who graduated and had problems after high school because s/he didn't have to study, work, for good grades. More so if the parents enjoy mixing their funemployment with being not-sober.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-04-26 15:43|| 2021-04-26 15:43|| Front Page Top

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