The vast majority of job postings I see do NOT include pay information.
Frustration with continuing "staffing issues"
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I suspect this is what decimated the restaurant workforce-- people were doing it as second jobs then finally didn't have to anymore, so stopped. There's no giant tree full of unemployed people who like slinging hash so everybody's understaffed.
Certain states are starting to change this though.
But truthfully, if you are well-connected with an industry and are invested into it, you should have a pretty good pulse on pay.
It's never been a problem before and those who post wage info aren't doing any better. As I said, it is industry wide across the entire US. This is a daily discussion on FB groups and internet forums with my colleagues and just about everything has even tried...trust me. I mean sure, I could post an ad for $100/hrs and I'd probably get responses but that ain't happening on principal alone because I'm not losing money to hire someone.
Exactly, both the people applying and the employers all know the going rate and we're all pretty close to each other, at least with new hires. Some older practices with staff that have been there for 30 years maybe paying a bit more for those employees. FWIW....we have 26 employees and 14 of them have been with us for over 10 years and 4 of them close to 20 years which is insanely high retention rate for dentistry. We pay well, give great benefits, and my partner and I are pretty awesome bosses.
Two years ago I left a job at I worked at, it was a major paint company. I was there for for 5 years. Then a few months back I saw they were looking of a tinter. That's the job I did. So I applied and had a modest interview, and was told they needed someone experienced, like me. After a week they made me an offer which was about .50 cents an hour more than I was paid 2 years earlier. So I went and talked to the mgr again with my new request. Now, when I told them how much I wanted per hour, it was just as the price of gas was starting to go threw the roof. So taking what they offered, I would be taking a pay cut from what I was earning 2 years earlier. Apparently alot of companies need help, they just don't want to pay fairly for it. Thankfully I'm retired and don't NEED to work. I was just looking to fill a few hours time m-f. I don't need, or was even offered any benefits that other employee's get. I live in a take it or leave it world, this was a leave it moment.,,
It is warranty work. 2018 with 32000 miles on it.
I would like them to do the same thing they'd do with a dealership that routinely scores low on surveys, gets complaints about poor or shiesty service, or generally ticks off a lot of Ford customers. Put some pressure on. Have someone in management take the time to have a conversation with the general manager about how things are going WITH WARRANTY WORK in the service department. If they can't make improvements, put their contract with Ford in jeopardy status. Anything besides sitting silently by while broken cars line up out to the highway, while new car development & advertising gets Ford's entire budget and span of attention. I have to say I was more than a little incensed when I stumbled across Ford's Facebook page today and saw NOTHING but new this, new that, Bronco this, and Maverick that. Putting out more faulty crap for immediate consumption is their entire focus, and I hope I'm not the only member of the unsuspecting public that's fed up with it.
At those pay rates it's understandable why a lot of people with no dental insurance cant go to the dentist.
$30 an hour for a receptionist? Really?
She's on the higher end since she's been with us for 14 years but yeah...
I have the same problem. I can’t get ANYBODY to come to work. I had a wonderfully good week recently, meaning I received 4 applications for fairly simple labor jobs (I have a dozen positions open for that work). I haven’t had any apps at all for a couple months. Of those four, 3 replied to our contact effort (another recent record!), all 3 agreed to come in for interviews, and only 1 showed up.
FORD dealers. I've never had an issue with any of the local Ford dealers but it can happen. Next Friday I have to take my son's 2020 Exploder into the dealer for a recall repair. Something to do with the drive shaft fracturing potentially causing the vehicle to crash. Hope they don't expect me to leave it all week, he's on a business trip. My 2018 Edge has to go in for a recall on the shifter control which can malfunction causing the car to jump into drive from N or Park resulting somebody getting run over.
Will report back on my experience with Ford dealer here.
Will report back on my experience with Ford dealer here.
I didn't know dealers still did that. I thought modern transmissions just get sent back to the mfr or whoever rebuilds them 
That's what the other blue oval does
If you're having a hard time hiring, it's usually due to low pay, poor working conditions, and/or poor management.
That's what the other blue oval does
If you're having a hard time hiring, it's usually due to low pay, poor working conditions, and/or poor management.
As I read this, the lightbulb in my head finally, if slowly, turned on. I'm sure there are staffing shortages at the dealer, but note that given what manufacturers pay for warranty work, your car is getting pushed out in the calendar as they will want non-warranty work first as it pays more. And if it's transmission related, I'm imagining longish hours involved. Not fair to you at all, but I'm guessing here that this may play a part. Dealers are notorious for treating customers under warranty like a 'step child'.
A major auto parts retailer recently offered me $17.25/hour for the store-manager-in-training position.
Gas was over $6/gallon.
Needless to say I stayed at my current employer where I make about $22/hour for a similar position.
Wages for retail or other jobs are not keeping up with expenses, and they haven't been for a while.
Keep in mind most apartments around here start at about $2K/month + utilites. And they require at least 3x income as part of the application process.
Gas was over $6/gallon.
Needless to say I stayed at my current employer where I make about $22/hour for a similar position.
Wages for retail or other jobs are not keeping up with expenses, and they haven't been for a while.
Keep in mind most apartments around here start at about $2K/month + utilites. And they require at least 3x income as part of the application process.
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This. They aren't competitive enough. We have a problem hiring people at my employer (University) but the salaries are fairly competitive. The issue is HR and the hiring process is ridiculously long, and most candidates find other jobs before they are offered the position. It took 6 months from when I had my first interview for my current job and when I was offered the position. We had 2 searches open in my department, and the candidates we planned on offering the job to both took other positions since everything moved so slow.
Boat shops are telling me they only work on outboards. Not my $50K I/O.
I wonder haw these people are making a living. I used to work all I could just because.
So transmission diagnosis and repair at a Ford dealer, or any dealer really, is a perfect example of spending multiple years training and gaining experience, only to end up making less money in the long run than you did before. Why? because once you're qualified to diagnose transmissions, and likely driveability and electrical concerns, your boss picks up on it pretty quickly, and that's all they let you do. All of the higher margin customer pay work, such as fluid services and suspension work go to the less qualified techs. Great for them, but ****ty for the guy that already put the time and monetary investment in. What's the next logical step? Leave for greener pastures. I was a Ford master tech doing trans overhauls, and I left Ford for the aftermarket because I was tired of this BS and underpaid. Ended up being the best decision I ever made financially. Unfortunately for anybody needing warranty work once the manufacturer status quo flushes all the guys out of the system that have any brains because they don't want to pay them anything then there's nobody left. Finally, I can guarantee there are dealer trans techs all across the US making less than $30 per hour, and if a factory trained experienced transmission/driveability tech supplying their own tools and with that kind of knowledge isn't worth $50 an hour then I wouldn't blame every **** one of them for walking into work and quitting tomorrow. Evidently there are a lot of higher paying jobs out there.
Just like my job, the less you know, the better off you are. If your trained on more stuff, then you are the one management tells to do that job. The other guys that don’t get trained or are lazy and management doesn’t want them trained for certain jobs come out a head. The one who works the least, wins.
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