Where are all the workers?

 I am sure you have all been told, your order is backordered due the worker shortage, or shipping delays or, (the biggy) Covid restrictions. They can't find people to work? Give me a break! I am sorry but the younger generation needs to realize the world is not obligated to knee down and hand-feed them. And maybe some older generation folks too.

As a young child, for about a year I lived in Alabama with my mother's parents. They lived on a farm and the month of October was harvest time, so I picked cotton, yes, by hand. It was hard, REALLY hard. But that started something inside me, without knowing. I started the figure out, if I work, I make money. I like money thus I must work. At 8 year old I sold newspapers on a corner. At 9 and 10, I delivered Fuller Brush (I just dated myself there) products to homes. At 11 and 12, I delivered the Sunday paper from the back of a station wagon.  I mowed lawns, raked leaves, and when I could drive, I delivered prescriptions and drug store products for a local pharmacy. I had a lot of different jobs as a child. Much like many children at that time. Parents taught us to work hard and better ourselves. I believe parents always wanted us to make our lives better than theirs.

Right now, the country has a shortage of pilots, dock workers, nurses, truck drivers, construction workers, and that list goes on and on. But when it comes to taking the government money, their hands are out.

Being a business owner myself, I hear some of the most ridiculous excuses for people to not accept a job or to quit a good job. Here's just a few.

"I don't have enough cellphone time"  You're WORKING, not talking to the girls!  "The job is too stressful."  Checking in patients? Come on. "There won't be enough gym time for me."  Go to the gym before or after work. "Can I work from home?" That was a car salesperson. I hear one person say, "I quit because I can make more money on unemployment and the stimulus checks." Guess what, the government caught on to that thing. NO MORE STIMULUS CHECKS!

I guess my hard working single Mom instilled in me a heavy work ethic, to work hard, take proud in your work, and make your employer glad they hired you. It use to be, workers stayed in the job for their entire life. Now, the employer would be lucky to have an employee stay in a job for 2 weeks. Even Burger King can't keep employees even start them at $15 an hour. That is probably why you may see a senior citizen in that position. Not necessarily for the money, but to stay busy.

I honestly don't think I could ever stop working. What would I do? Sit around and watch TV? Hell no! I enjoy work, it keeps my brain active, working keeps me moving, and at the end of the day, I can rest and think about what I'll do tomorrow. 

Steve Jobs once said, "Second place is the first loser." I guess if you sat around and let the government checks keep you afloat, you're probably that loser.

I also like what a great singer said, "I've been broke many times, but I have never been poor."  Janis Joplin - 1971

Happy Halloween everyone. I hope this gives all those slackers nightmares. 🎃🎃🎃