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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 814934" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>Just my opinion, but I don't think it is all related to people not wanting to work. I do think there is some of that. However, there are other factors involved. (Maybe not all applicable to the [USER=5655]@GTBlaze[/USER] and [USER=789]@LibertyTurns[/USER] situations):</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is extra money in the economy and in businesses. Businesses are expanding, and need additional workers to expand. (not just refilling positions that were in place before COVID, but adding extra positions.) A business doesn't have to have money directly from the government for this to happen. If you run a construction business, there are many companies who are building and expanding because of cheap loans and government money. That impacts your construction business because of the extra labor required to expand and meet the construction need.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">During lockdowns, people were able to reevaluate their priorities. A salaried office worker was able to complete his work without a one-hour commute each way. At 5 o'clock, he could light the grill on his patio and relax on the patio with his kids while burgers were cooking instead of sitting on the interstate yelling at other drivers and picking up takeout on the way home. His quality of life went up, and his expenses went down. He now realizes that he could earn $10k less and still be in the same financial condition he was before with a better quality of life. If his job now requires him to report back to the office every day, he is very likely to look for another job. Currently, instead of having to settle for $10k less, he can probably get $10k or $20k more while still working mainly from home. I read an article about someone from Manhattan moving to the mountains in Colorado during the pandemic for quality of life and because he could work remotely. Try convincing him to return to Manhattan for the same money.</li> </ul><p>One thing I will say. If you are in a position to make money from the current climate, you should be making as much as you can. When government money slows down and interest rates rise, a lot of this expansion will retract. The current worker crisis could easily turn into an unemployment crisis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 814934, member: 2426"] Just my opinion, but I don't think it is all related to people not wanting to work. I do think there is some of that. However, there are other factors involved. (Maybe not all applicable to the [USER=5655]@GTBlaze[/USER] and [USER=789]@LibertyTurns[/USER] situations): [LIST] [*]There is extra money in the economy and in businesses. Businesses are expanding, and need additional workers to expand. (not just refilling positions that were in place before COVID, but adding extra positions.) A business doesn't have to have money directly from the government for this to happen. If you run a construction business, there are many companies who are building and expanding because of cheap loans and government money. That impacts your construction business because of the extra labor required to expand and meet the construction need. [*]During lockdowns, people were able to reevaluate their priorities. A salaried office worker was able to complete his work without a one-hour commute each way. At 5 o'clock, he could light the grill on his patio and relax on the patio with his kids while burgers were cooking instead of sitting on the interstate yelling at other drivers and picking up takeout on the way home. His quality of life went up, and his expenses went down. He now realizes that he could earn $10k less and still be in the same financial condition he was before with a better quality of life. If his job now requires him to report back to the office every day, he is very likely to look for another job. Currently, instead of having to settle for $10k less, he can probably get $10k or $20k more while still working mainly from home. I read an article about someone from Manhattan moving to the mountains in Colorado during the pandemic for quality of life and because he could work remotely. Try convincing him to return to Manhattan for the same money. [/LIST] One thing I will say. If you are in a position to make money from the current climate, you should be making as much as you can. When government money slows down and interest rates rise, a lot of this expansion will retract. The current worker crisis could easily turn into an unemployment crisis. [/QUOTE]
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