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Workforce Shortage or Obvious Trend? (What’s really going on with the current job market?)
I was talking to a friend the other day and he shared with me how difficult it is right now to find ‘quality people’ to hire for his business.
His take included how some circumstances (read: unemployment dollars) are making it “easier” for people to not have to jump at jobs.
After listening to his thoughts on the current job market, I was more than happy to share some of my own.
Based on multiple conversations I have had over the past several months, along with simply paying attention to the human decision element of life lessons, here are some of the thoughts I shared with him.
People had to find other things, and so they did.
From Broadway actors to welders to retail workers, their jobs were not available for almost a year (or beyond)! Many people, for the first time in their careers, had an opportunity to explore other professions, experience a different work/life balance, and make their own choices, instead of just getting on and staying on the proverbial hamster wheel.
Many of these people did, in fact, find another career and have no intention of returning to their previous one. Some found something they just like better, while others were in a bad situation…
