@flga-2-2 I have no gripes about my situation at all.?ÿ I couldn't be happier to be where I am today and have exceeded my own personal expectations of myself.
My major gripe about the state of current affairs though, is that the newer generations, for the most part, don't want to do the hard work to earn the rewards, they all want top pay with zero knowledge at entry level to any career path, it's instant gratification as opposed to the satisfaction of knowing that they've worked hard to collect the rewards.?ÿ?ÿ
I have one IM, who is proficient at running the gun and is one of my most reliable employees when it comes to being on time and rarely taking PTO days.?ÿ He's been running the gun for over 25 years and is one of the most laid back people you could meet.?ÿ He's hit the glass ceiling as far as pay and he's fine with that.?ÿ I've tried to work with him to progress him into running a crew but he has no interest or desire to do that.
Our industry, just like every other, has to rely on recruiting, developing and retaining employees that want to advance and put in the hard work to advance and become part of the future leadership of our companies.?ÿ It's becoming increasingly hard to find those people.?ÿ When people start talking about others not being able to live on minimum wage and screaming that it should be a certain set amount, for example, $15/hour, they completely neglect the fact that most industries can't absorb those increases, thus, the costs of goods and services increase to cover the overhead.?ÿ When that happens, products get smaller, even hamburgers, prices rise and that increase to $15/hr is cancelled out, putting those people back into the same financial position they were in before the raise in minimum wage.?ÿ Too many people will scream that they can't live on that.?ÿ Well, minimum wage was never intended to do anything else than introduce young people to the work force, protect them from child slavery and give them a platform to acquire a skill set.?ÿ If you are 25, 30 or older and still making minimum wage, then you are obviously doing something wrong.
I know somebody who is going to be 61, has worked in logistics for 30 years, has no retirement plan and keeps telling me that he's going to retire at 62.?ÿ He gets upset at me when I look at him and laugh.?ÿ He's talking about living off his SS benefits of less than $1,800/month, just financed a new truck while his wife's van is knocking on the pearly gates and still have a mortgage that was refinanced to cover $100K in uninsured flood damage.?ÿ He is the perfect example for the younger generations to look at.?ÿ His son is following in his foot steps, the kid has been out of HS for almost 2 years and just started his first part time job making $9/hr.?ÿ He chose that position because it was the available job that he has to do the least amount of work at while the Amazon warehouse, less than a mile away from home has multiple entry level positions for almost double that and offers incentives, prizes and college tuition assistance.?ÿ It's a sad future with the current culture of work ethic.?ÿ?ÿ
