POLL: How has COVID affected your job?

[LogGrad98]

Maybe pay more?

We did. Starting minimum in California is currently 12.50.

 

[Miggs]

In Cranford the playgrounds are open.

They also put the rims back up on the basketball courts. Which might have been a bit pre-mature - none of the surrounding towns have followed suit, so the basketball courts are jammed packed every night.

In my town, about 500-1,000 guys showed up at some basketball courts in and the cops came to break it up. They were all packed right around the court. No masks.

 

[Scat]

There was a point in my life where everything was going wrong, and I mean everything. If I listed it all you wouldn't believe me. At my lowest point a friend said, "Damn, something really good must be coming your way." I told him he was an idiot, and he told me that I would eventually see the light because "these sorts of things tend to even out." Man was he ever right. My life is now amazing in every way. On top of everything else, COVID which initially killed our business has now supercharged it. We have already set our all time record for a year (after being dead in the water for nearly four months), and we still have five months to go.

So keep your chin up because something really good is headed your way.

Oh oh, **** is coming your way. Remember, things even out.

 

[Ron Mexico]

We did. Starting minimum in California is currently 12.50.

That's the only standard is that it's more than minimum wage? I'm pretty sure if you increase the wage you'll get more people interested in the job.

 

[infection]

I'm pretty sure if you increase the wage you'll get more people interested in the job.

Probably true. Also true that you may conversely get less people interested in your product/service.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Probably true. Also true that you may conversely get less people interested in your product/service.

Possibly, although better paid and treated employees might work harder and enjoy their job more. So you might get more people interested in your product/survive.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Oh oh, **** is coming your way. Remember, things even out.

I don't like you as much as I like my optimistic friend.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Possibly, although better paid and treated employees might work harder and enjoy their job more. So you might get more people interested in your product/survive.

I think he works in warehousing. Do you think you would be more likely to purchase a product because it was warehoused exceptionally well? It is definitely a problem that the government is paying people more not to work than employers are paying them to work. Paying people not to work is ultimately bad for everybody.

 

[Ron Mexico]

I think he works in warehousing. Do you think you would be more likely to purchase a product because it was warehoused exceptionally well? It is definitely a problem that the government is paying people more not to work than employers are paying them to work. Paying people not to work is ultimately bad for everybody.

No, I think harder working happy employees will produce more. Meaning they can lower prices.

 

[Ron Mexico]

The fact that big corporations are making huge profits, not paying taxes, and not paying decent wages is a big problem.

 

[b_line]

I work outside of the home in tourism, I run a whitewater rafting business in Jackson Hole. We have never had a busier July than this year. People are locking to yellowstone and grand teton. Its kind of wild. The spring was very different for me. I spent most of my time modeling financial situations for my company to try and make it through the pandemic. I did not think we would be able to operate at all, but it turns out we are. Basically, we have spent almost nothing, and been very busy, so profit margin will be very high.

 

[LogGrad98]

That's the only standard is that it's more than minimum wage? I'm pretty sure if you increase the wage you'll get more people interested in the job.

Yep, of course. I will tell the CEO we need to pay warehouse material handlers 100k per year. That'll work!


Frankly I'd love to pay everyone 100k. But at some point you have to be realistic and do what you can in your sphere. So your suggestion is pretty short sighted given the current climate. But hey, tons of money for everyone, I'm fully on board!