So many people do not want to work... And I get it. I love to be home more than any other place. All my favorite things are here... why would I want to be anywhere else? I have spent lots of money to make it our own little getaway from the world. However, you have to have purpose too. Being home for a week or so is always nice, but to not have purpose would be depressing. Not for the dead weights of the pandemic.
[They] are the ones that were previously working for minimum wage, have no training, jump from job to job, don't really want to work, but want a pay check. Probably have tons of write ups and can't ever seem to make it to work 5 days a week or on time. They love to do nothing.
The Government has been paying unemployment for people out of work because of the pandemic. Which was great because they were out of work and things where closed down. But they were paying more then [they] were use to making while working. So now that it's time to get back to work, [they] are refusing to work for less then $15.
The government really didn't think this through. These dead weights that had minimum wage jobs previously are now getting paid more for doing nothing, yet they were also the ones that were not staying home, but spreading the virus. They are the ones that were not investing money or saving it... but blowing it on stuff they couldn't afford when things went back to normal. A new car, moving into a place they can't afford, getting themselves more in debt instead of trying to use it to catch up and make positive changes. Do they really not understand that raising minimum wage will only increase all products and services? Then the $15 will be equivalent to $7.25 again. Kids should have to take Economics 101 instead of a foreign language. It might change some ways of thinking.
Governor Stitt is ending unemployment on June 26 to include the extra money each week, so a lot of people will have not choice but to get back in the real world and get a job and work for that paycheck. I can see a lot of moving, garage sales, repos happening. I predicted divorces from the pandemic and was straight on!
I know I was blessed to be able to provide for my community during this time. Oklahoma is ranked #3 for best economy, and that has everything to do with the essential workers that stayed on a sinking ship and worked. There wasn't incentive given to for us to do out jobs. We just did it. Now, the government is going to pay an incentive of $1200 for the first 20,000 that get off unemployment and get a job. How is that fair?
I am thankful I was a vital part and contributing factor to that ranking. I am proud that I stayed working and kept staff and parents taken care of. But what a slap in the face.
I hope the government took notes so if we ever have to go through another pandemic they handle it better.
