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52. Yeah, sure sucks when you don't hear a peep from somebody regarding a job, doesn't it?

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Mon Sep 20, 2021, 07:28 AM

Sep 2021

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"At Will" cuts both ways - or didn't they know that?

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"ghosting" a problem for employers... new hires walking away without explanation [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2021 OP

"...and I'm at a complete loss as to how to fix it" ret5hd Sep 2021 #1

Right? Try paying a decent wage... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #34

and offering health insurance. n/t area51 Sep 2021 #61

Exactly, I don't know how restaurants expect anyone to work there...they don't even pay Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #65

And it is more than salary PatSeg Sep 2021 #68

This is very true...I did a stint as a guard in addition to my teaching job and part time daycare Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #69

I worked as hotel maid one summer..people made it clear what your status was without opening their m Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #77

I do too...I worked a two day stint as a cocktail waitress in my misspent youth... Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #81

Sucks to feel powerless in an economic relationship, huh? greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #2

Yep, really nice to see the tables turned at long last. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #4

+1 leftstreet Sep 2021 #12

How many times have employers shut down without notice? DBoon Sep 2021 #14

Or given inconsistent hours/schedule Salviati Sep 2021 #79

I can't be the only one who was told at the end of the night, along with the Maru Kitteh Sep 2021 #88

+1 treestar Sep 2021 #66

Are they drug testing for employment, I wonder Walleye Sep 2021 #3

I had to pass a drug test for a WFH writing contract. Demobrat Sep 2021 #19

Federal contracts fescuerescue Sep 2021 #60

it's astonishing how many places still are cadoman Sep 2021 #21

I'm very good at drugs and can pass any test about them. ZonkerHarris Sep 2021 #41

Me too, especially if it's a multiple choice test Walleye Sep 2021 #49

Remember what Ronald Reagan said. twodogsbarking Sep 2021 #57

Make it $20 to $26 an hour and see what happens...you will hit a sweet spot sooner than later. Thomas Hurt Sep 2021 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Demobrat Sep 2021 #18

That's it...and treat them like real humans not slaves dutch777 Sep 2021 #23

How many of us got ghosted by employers after a job interview? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2021 #6

+1 CentralMass Sep 2021 #8

+2 Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #10

+3 Lemon Lyman Sep 2021 #42

My pet peeve were the wacko Tony Robbins personality tests. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #92

exactly gopiscrap Sep 2021 #9

BOOM, BABY! It was the 1980s for me, but I still remember being bullwinkle428 Sep 2021 #11

How many of us were laid off with no notice? DBoon Sep 2021 #15

You want severence - sign here that you won't sue - Oct 1984! Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #30

+1 treestar Sep 2021 #67

Job creators made the monster KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #7

'right to work' states are basically anti-union and workers are worse off. empedocles Sep 2021 #13

Yeah, well after the Black Death in medieval Europe, marybourg Sep 2021 #16

"At will" is starting to work both ways. roamer65 Sep 2021 #17

Finally. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #93

First ghosting happened at my place of work in 1974 Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #20

1990s,, my job place experienced a ghoster. Guy worked there a few weeks. went to lunch Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #22

place I worked. A guy wrote his resignation on a yellow post-it note, and left Captain Zero Sep 2021 #37

😆 Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #38

He was obviously a fan of Sex and the City. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #94

I remember a manager Meowmee Sep 2021 #43

I left a temp job for lunch and didn't go back. Demobrat Sep 2021 #62

Good for you! Meowmee Sep 2021 #75

One of my employers had a fairly new employee, who... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #84

This is comedy gold right here. gldstwmn Sep 2021 #95

I ghosted one time slightlv Sep 2021 #24

Friend in Las Vegas says bus drivers are stopping, getting off and quitting leaving passengers w/out live love laugh Sep 2021 #25

Los Angeles bus experience. Bus driver went wacky, telling everyone off, not letting people off at Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #26

I don't see it as an employer/employee dynamic, I see it as Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #27

contractors are hard to work with if they are self employed. Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #28

Three of my most recent ghosters worked for larger companies. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #29

I'm doing work for a neighbor because she can't get regular contractors to come out. Kaleva Sep 2021 #53

That's really nice of you. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #58

They get so many request for quotes madville Sep 2021 #31

You're supposed to get multiple bids and weigh them. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #32

Many contractors have "I don't want that job" bid pricing madville Sep 2021 #33

Yes, everyone's having to DIY now or just wait. Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #35

I had a spa on a 2nd floor deck and was calling crane folks to see what it would moonscape Sep 2021 #40

Yes, I'm sure that they do get a lot of estimate requests, and why not!? Tracer Sep 2021 #78

I'm sure you are a joy to work for. /nt tonedevil Sep 2021 #39

wow tonedevil, did you mean to sound so rude ? irisblue Sep 2021 #47

Wait...what? I'm exceptionally Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #64

I guess all those contractors... tonedevil Sep 2021 #72

You know, I would've gone with "Sorry, I misread your posts Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #73

Yeah, HVAC in particular seems to have real issues with it. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #85

The guys who are just one or two contractors and assistants running the whole show, I can Wingus Dingus Sep 2021 #89

Thanks for the kind words! Today was a rough one and the positivity is appreciated. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #97

If the older, experienced workers have already left FakeNoose Sep 2021 #36

Agree 100% vanlassie Sep 2021 #44

in the home remod/reno/repair market onethatcares Sep 2021 #54

Employers now want Community Colleges to become their trainers. Coventina Sep 2021 #82

Maybe they're being raptured? Frasier Balzov Sep 2021 #45

lol... maybe! but their clothes would be left behind! I think that's how it works Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #46

😂 Luciferous Sep 2021 #50

exactly my experience... druidity33 Sep 2021 #48

Wait until they have to throw half the applications out for not being vaccinated madville Sep 2021 #51

Yeah, sure sucks when you don't hear a peep from somebody regarding a job, doesn't it? hatrack Sep 2021 #52

Also, "ghosting" a problem for job seekers... employers walking away without explanation themaguffin Sep 2021 #55

Power has changed Johnny2X2X Sep 2021 #56

Good. This put upward pressure on wages fescuerescue Sep 2021 #59

At will employers cry-bag about employees being at will employees. Hotler Sep 2021 #63

Treat them like you would want to be treated and they will stay. Chainfire Sep 2021 #70

Boo hoo obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #71

Background checks for a food service job? MoonlitKnight Sep 2021 #74

They do the math and figure out Demobrat Sep 2021 #76

Yep...in larger cities this is a huge problem.... Chakaconcarne Sep 2021 #80

I know over the years BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 #83

I'm seeing some restaurants MissB Sep 2021 #86

fuck 'em gopiscrap Sep 2021 #87

I actually had thoughts of applying for some jobs. LiberalFighter Sep 2021 #90

businesses are sending out postcards looking for workers. bigprinting company & deliv ery warehouses Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #96

Who knew selling pics of your feet on the Internet was the solution to professional dissatisfaction. BannonsLiver Sep 2021 #91