I'll see what they offer when the contract comes up next year, but I'm past retirement age and the gardener would like for me to spend more time at home.
The company is struggling to keep employees at this point and it's a competitive local market. Experienced upholsterers can demand just about whatever the want. They are handing out "finder fees" to people who bring in new hires.
What it will be like next year is anybody's guess as I can see the economy dropping quickly, and leadership has no clues or desire to do much other than lie about it.
My hardline liberal employer is not giving out anything. Just tightening their belt and giving out daily praise and heart felt sorrow for how hard it is on our families.
Mine does have pink stuff all over the plant to show how much they want every one to remember it’s breast cancer awareness month.My hardline liberal employer is not giving out anything. Just tightening their belt and giving out daily praise and heart felt sorrow for how hard it is on our families.
Don’t you get hugs too?My hardline liberal employer is not giving out anything. Just tightening their belt and giving out daily praise and heart felt sorrow for how hard it is on our families.
No, but I find it funny that our crew is 2 men short and the 3rd level managers can’t understand why those that apply walk away when the starting pay is announced. I’m just here to reach my final retirement age or IRA target. I have no debt so I don’t get bent about raises. I do keep telling the younger guys to continue to push for the bonuses to be converted to hourly pay raises and some of them can’t seem to grasp why.Don’t you get hugs too?
Crazy prices and lack of inventory of new and used cars, and busted supply chains in the market, making it more attractive to repair the one so one already has, even if it's a major repair I'm guessing.On the income side our labor rate went from $85 to $120 an hour. Everyone got a nice raise too. The transmission repair business has been booming since Covid hit for some reason, was pretty slow before. Just starting to slow down again, probably due to high gas prices. Still can't find anyone wanting to do transmission work, everyone here is nearing retirement, our youngest guy is mid 40s.
Yep. Gotta keep what you have running longer. I'm seeing it in my industry too.Crazy prices and lack of inventory of new and used cars, and busted supply chains in the market, making it more attractive to repair the one so one already has, even if it's a major repair I'm guessing.