Monday, June 22, 2015

Liberals dissing Work

Is “Work” Right-Wing Propaganda?
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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