[flagged]
Username checks out :))
Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
41–50 of 140 posts
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#42Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
>There are jobs, but not the ones most people want. There is no such thing as a shortage in labor markets. There is just people not willing to pay the correct price.
[flagged]
If you think the market will clear simply by doing this then you’re utterly delusional.
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#44[flagged]
Almost as if you had different groups of flawed humans with different visions, beliefs and goals trying to somehow govern the country. It’s not like other countries are always acting rationally…
Getting rid of nuclear was a completely obvious blunder, I don’t think that says much about German people being weird or wanting to get rid of their industry. It was a short-termist political decision
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#45The article is low quality. It talks a bit about the problem, not about the cause and it does not help anyone. The example at the beginning seems to be a now classic "I have a degree in an area where supply greatly exceeds demand". There is demand, there is supply, but there is a misalignment of qualifications and interests. If "well-qualified people" means fresh graduates in domains with low demand, then the qualifi…
> , he is a historian, but he does not like working in archeological sites
Most historians who work as historians dont work in archeological sites, so I dont see how that part is relevant.
> In areas like constructions and handymen there is a serious shortage, if not a crisis, in the entire Western Europe. There are jobs, but not the ones most people want.
Are salaries going up?
> it is hard work and most people don't want it (diversity and equality does not work in such jobs, never did)
Like, you mean, immigrants wont be accepted if they apply? Cause wherever I was, these low level jobs were exactly the jobs where immigrants went first - they would hire literally almost anyone as they were not picky on language knowledge, cultural knowledge or even skills. All they asked for was time and ability to accept low salary with not too great conditions.
But, if they wont accept immigrants on principle, the inability to find workers is their own problem. Native Germans has obviously more options.
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#46One could reasonably have expected much worse than "just" automotive and energy intensive sectors in crisis in Germany. The Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Trump administration actively shrinking the economic cake worldwide. Its active economic and cultural warfare against Europe. Nothing to sneeze at. Germany and by extension the EU have shown remarkable resilience for now. The question what will happen next should…
Carmakers in Germany has a bit of blame for not moving quickly enough, but China hogging materials doesn't help.
The chemical sector hit though feels more self-inflicted by the government that closed down nuclear plants to rely on Russian gas. The annoying part (Nordstream unrelated) is that they didn't see it fit to put a brake on the nuclear decomissioning already in 2014 when Russia invaded Ukraine first.
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#47[flagged]
This comment should be deleted, not only does not tackle the object but also is 101 xenophobia.
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#48Oh so lobbying the EU comission to both slash CO2 targets and adding tolls to chinese EV cars did not actually make German auto manufacturers more competitive. Who would have thunk?
Yes I'm bitter how much influence the German car companies have over the union.
Re: Germany goes from labour shortages to hiring freezes
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Indians. Well educated, hard working, and willing to put in 20 years of serfdom to get that green card. Even a 30% discount on wages is still a better quality of life than their alternatives. If they were granted proper work visas with portability then wages would go up. That's why Elon and co love H1Bs.
Germany can't do this because nobody wants to learn German + paid funny amounts compared to USA
Germany had high influx of immigrants.