Despite the usual "all employers take advantage of their employees" rhetoric the left seems to thrive on, I found over decades at different jobs in different industries that employers (including me when I've run my own "enterprises") tend to reciprocate hard work and asset value. The employee who works hard and is willing to work overtime when needed, and who continues to acquire sk**ls specific to the employer's business finds him/herself enjoying pay increases and promotions while the lazy, "just putting in my 40 hours" employee continues getting low pay.

I've never belonged to a union and always done quite well, even at jobs begun at entry level, because I became an asset. When you force an employer to compensate the mediocre employees the same as the producers, you are screwing the employer, and I can't blame the employer one bit for outsourcing if that's what it takes to realize a decent profit because of the cost of employing union members.

It's not an employer's job to prove him/her/itself to an employee, it's the other way around.

I remember my father explaining why he was grateful to his boss for providing him with a job... Took me years to fully appreciate the concept... But it's a t***h that serves one well...
I still send Christmas gifts to my last two employers and am grateful for all the sk**ls I learned while working for them...
I might have progressed to a point where their companies no longer offered me the challenge that I crave , but I will forever remember the men who put faith in me and helped me along the road to who I am today.

I remember my father explaining why he was grateful to his boss for providing him with a job... Took me years to fully appreciate the concept... But it's a t***h that serves one well...
I still send Christmas gifts to my last two employers and am grateful for all the sk**ls I learned while working for them...
I might have progressed to a point where their companies no longer offered me the challenge that I crave , but I will forever remember the men who put faith in me and helped me along the road to who I am today.

Preach it Archie! 66 now and not ready to retire yet (though there are those days every now and then - lol). First job at 16 and no breaks except for a couple of layoffs over the years. I've humped trash cans on a garbage truck, cleaned toilets, dug ditches, swung a hammer, worked at a canning factory, done fast food, washed dishes, soldiered, written software, set up networks, and now I repair and maintain RF equipment. The first time I got laid off, my p***e wouldn't let me register for unemployment benefits. The 2nd time I had a family and at 50 it was harder to find another job that didn't discriminate due to age, so I did for a couple of months. I don't know how a man is able to look himself in the mirror if he isn't willing to handle the basic responsibilities we're all charged with. And that means providing for his family. And I thank God that my Father set the example for me in every way. He went to work at 13 to help his parents care for his 7 siblings and didn't retire until they forced him to in his early 70s (aeronautics and civil engineer). I only hope I've set a similar example for my Son. He's an Army EOD E-7, so I'm feeling pretty good to this point. Bottom line...get an education - a real one - and apply yourself. Find work - it's out there. You won't find the perfect job right away - if ever. But you can find purposeful work. And if you take p***e in yourself and your work product, and you can be satisfied with the lifestyle that your job (or jobs) provide(s) you can hold your head up and feel good about your legacy. If you do less, or make excuses for how things haven't worked out, that's on you. Whew! Needed to get that out of my system.

Despite the usual "all employers take advantage of their employees" rhetoric the left seems to thrive on, I found over decades at different jobs in different industries that employers (including me when I've run my own "enterprises") tend to reciprocate hard work and asset value. The employee who works hard and is willing to work overtime when needed, and who continues to acquire sk**ls specific to the employer's business finds him/herself enjoying pay increases and promotions while the lazy, "just putting in my 40 hours" employee continues getting low pay.

I've never belonged to a union and always done quite well, even at jobs begun at entry level, because I became an asset. When you force an employer to compensate the mediocre employees the same as the producers, you are screwing the employer, and I can't blame the employer one bit for outsourcing if that's what it takes to realize a decent profit because of the cost of employing union members.

It's not an employer's job to prove him/her/itself to an employee, it's the other way around.

Despite the usual "all employers take advantage of their employees" rhetoric the left seems to thrive on, I found over decades at different jobs in different industries that employers (including me when I've run my own "enterprises") tend to reciprocate hard work and asset value. The employee who works hard and is willing to work overtime when needed, and who continues to acquire sk**ls specific to the employer's business finds him/herself enjoying pay increases and promotions while the lazy, "just putting in my 40 hours" employee continues getting low pay.

I've never belonged to a union and always done quite well, even at jobs begun at entry level, because I became an asset. When you force an employer to compensate the mediocre employees the same as the producers, you are screwing the employer, and I can't blame the employer one bit for outsourcing if that's what it takes to realize a decent profit because of the cost of employing union members.

It's not an employer's job to prove him/her/itself to an employee, it's the other way around.