It is a new phenomenon in my rural area. A lot of these potential employees are coming from other towns. Greed and low morals are the likely culprit. Snitching will probably get some retaliation. But the info is coming directly from the source, the employers looking for employees and doing the interviews, or the ones scheduling interviews and getting "no shows". A lot of it is hard work in the heat.
Some of us sat around and talked about it last night. The general consensus was that these assholes want to work for cash just enough to bridge the gap between their old incomes and their benefits. A lot of these potential employees worked in the oilfield, and were probably ran off for their shitty work ethic, and not showing up. It's mainly showing up in the trades, welding, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc. The solution most came up with, was that there needs to be a deadline to quit extending benefits, and to post job openings on the TWC Texas Jobs database. I always thought the longest a person could be on unemployment was 39 weeks, but some people have been on for 14 months.
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