It seems lots of people are confused
about the concept of work. In the media and social media echo chamber, the
Right labels the unemployed as “lazy”, while the Left continues to push the
narrative of greedy corporations and business owners not providing “living
wage” job opportunities.
Certainly the nature of jobs has
changed (and is dynamically changing) in today’s global economy. However,
according to Mike Rowe, the poster guy for Dirty Jobs, thousands of employers
are looking for workers. In fact, millions of jobs are going unfilled. So,
what’s missing? What’s the problem? Recently, Mike Rowe responded to a letter
calling his work ethic movement nothing but right-wing propaganda.
Here’s Mike’s response and
highlights from The Blaze: You wrote
that, “people want to work.” In my travels, I’ve met a lot of hard-working
individuals, and I’ve been singing their praises for the last 12 years. But
I’ve seen nothing that would lead me to agree with your generalization. From
what I’ve seen of the species, and what I know of myself, most people – given
the choice – would prefer NOT to work. In fact, on Dirty Jobs, I saw Help
Wanted signs in every state, even at the height of the recession. Is it
possible you see the existence of so many unfilled jobs as a challenge to your
basic understanding of what makes people tick?
Last
week at a policy conference in Mackinac, I talked to several hiring managers
from a few of the largest companies in Michigan. They all told me the same
thing – the biggest under reported challenge in finding good help, (aside from
the inability to “piss clean,”) is an overwhelming lack of “soft skills.”
That’s a polite way of saying that many applicants don’t tuck their shirts in,
or pull their pants up, or look you in the eye, or say things like “please” and
“thank you.” This is not a Michigan problem – this is a national crisis. We’re
churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition,
no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work. Most
people would prefer NOT to work. Do you agree with Mike’s observation?
An overwhelming number of today’s
workers lack “soft skills”. What’s been your personal experience with this, and
is this a national crisis?
Comments
The “unemployed” need to concentrate
on identifying what they love to do. Many open their own business. Our economy has been destroyed by our own
government. This is a lethal problem for
national sovereignty and freedom, but in the meantime, it is an opportunity for
the unemployed to determine what they love to do and try making money with
that.
When jobs were plentiful, most folks
picked jobs they liked to do from the menu of jobs available. Job satisfaction
can be reinforced by camaraderie, the friends you make of your co-workers. No
question, we cannot survive much longer with unemployment continuing to
expand. Excessive immigration and bad
trade deals need to be stopped.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party
Leader
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