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From: Lance (Social Issues Effecting Labor)
Remote Name: 66.82.9.28
Date: 26 Aug 2003
Time: 16:53:01
Having traveled to every city in this county over 10,000 population and having set up franchises in 23 states and having had to deal in each market with labor issues. Issues of all type. High Unemployment, Low unemployment, OSHA Issues, Insurance Issues, Health Insurance Issues, Substance Abuse Issues of the young adults ages 18-28 and some times up to 40 years of age; I have seen things and heard stories about the reality of the working force. I can therefore state my observations as real issues and not any study by academia. These are real issues folks and issues we must adress for the welfare and safety of our Nation, our future Health Care Costs, the sanctity of future generations and the work ethic neccessary for this country to continue to new heights. Ads in News Papers across the country yeild few quality applicants. In many towns there are small businesses which cannot get the labor they need. They need people and have work. But unfortunately through no part of their own, the labor supply is very underwhelming, from work ethic to issues associated with lower and lower middle class drugs. And those middle and upper middle spoiled kids who do not feel it is their duty to put in and give a fair days work for a fair days pay. The poor Small Business owner in this country spends countless hours training people only to have them quit due to a perception of a buyers market when it comes to labor and they demand respect without fulfilling the promises of the hand shake associated with employment. The small business owner fears retribution for firing anyone and puts up with abuses by head strong young adult labor who obviously do not care, barely put forth efforts and expect to be paid whether or not they show up on time or even put in the basic productivity to complete the assignment for which that small business derives money. Why? Perhaps I might give you some insight. They do not care. Why? There answer, why should I, the business owner is making all the money and the fat cat. Business owners are all bad. Says who? That joker in NY who likes to go after Corporate America so he can run for higher office. Business owners, especially small ones are so strapped with ridiculous laws and hands tied behind their back that they can rarely even make ends meet. The employees want free everything benefits and produce nothing assignments? This is not free-enterprise it is a free ride for the labor. Free Ride to where? Free ride to the end of all we are and all we have built in this country. A free-ride to the crisis plaguing countries like Germany with 19.8% unemployment, 77% taxes. Is that where we are headed? No responsibility for anything, no work ethic, no cares. And many of these people are routine drug users and whether or not they do do drugs, the other workers available for hire do and they lower the bar of acceptability to all businesses. It is for this reason that many good workers who would produce the productivity do not because it is not expected or required. Those therefore who put forth minimal effort are rewarded teachiong others to do the minimal to be considered on the good list. But in acuality you have lowered the standard of basic human honesty and integrity. You have broken the unspoken laws of achievement. All children should try the best in everything that they do without exception. But we do not teach this do we. There are some parents who believe that kids soccer should not keep score? Why not? That is taking socialism to a whole other level. Working hard in practice to achieve teaches us to work harder to gain. If everyone is owed a pay check without effort, then no effort will happen and no task completeed to the expectation of the customer. These same kids or young adults as consumers are ultra demanding, yet when they are at work, they do not put forth. This is your basic "ME" attitude and although some psychologists say that is an alturistic innate tendency of the species, I say so what, it is unacceptable to a large society working together for the common good. It does not promote the ideals of capitalism and is surely going to put all of is lines, not for potatoes, but for other things, such as fuel, gasoline, food, etc. Surely more and more businesses will be forced to find non-english speaking labor and robotics to accomplish tasks. Yet is the consumers who are demanding are also the workers then no one will work and everyone will get lousy service, poor workmanship and have no jobs to buy anything anyway. Come on America surely we are not at the end of the experiment. Wake-up people. Today we observed the results of a recnt newspaper want ad for labor and found that of the 20 people replying only 4 showed up for interviews. Three of which had no chance in hell of working for us. One was demanding more pay before showing us even one hour of work. The one we hired lasted until 10 Am saying the work was too hard. Well I am sorry, what did you expect? It's work. The same person complained to us about his apartment costs, pregnant girlfriend and other issues. Then we recently fired a guy at one of our franchises in which he had three kids with girls in other states and three kids from a previous marriage. He was 21, surely this guy can figure out more than illigitimate gene-pool work. Because let me tell you he didn't work worth a damn. The drug issues is serious in nearly every market we operate now, much worse than 10 years ago. Now it is as if 20% of the kids do not have drivers licenses, 30% use drugs often and 10% are out of it, not even good for three work days in a row? I would rather train chimpanzees. Many times colleges and Universities will have labor available and most heavy drug users wash out of college so you have a better pool, but even so many are spoiled and are not of an ethical nature or even care about completing a project. Most of the College kids are good, but also limited to hours of availablity and since we run a 24/7 type business this is only a partial tactic of labor recruitment. If we can get a few good kids fine, but as a Wash Guy Franchisee needs often much more labor when they are involved in larger contracts menaing that about 1/3 can come from colleges but the hassle continues and we look towards churches, friends and family. Churches often work for instance the LDS church has an employment person at each stake center. Other local churches in many areas are good, but often cannot fulfill the needed labor requirements. We pay much more than a Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Blockbuster or McDonalds, but with entry level workers Health Insurance is out of the questions since the workers will probably be there less than the 3 months probabtionary period. Although many employees will be with us for years. But labor is an issue, quality labor and we are doing our part to put Americans back to work, but we cannot lead a horse to water so we can only put those to work who are not looking for free fish or a free handout. If you need a job we have one, we have many in many markets, but if you are looking for a free handout from the government you are going to take it up with them or move to the Socialist Republic of California before Gray Davis loses his job. Thank you for listening, this is a real issue and these issues effect every business man, something needs to be done, and people need to stand for something in their lives, believe in something and work towards their happiness. No one ever promised you a rose garden and if you take one anyway you do so at the expense of the rest of all the hardworking people who are left holding the bag. My hands are getting tired people, wake up. You have the right to pursue happiness, I suggest you get busy and I suggest that your teachers and parents explain the reality of success along with the Birds and the Bees programs in school and that special talk between elders and offsprings. Just some thoughts. Lance@carwashguys.com
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