Minimum wage debate

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(03-06-2019, 08:03 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: I remember when P&G was building their Olestra plant in Bond Hill down on Spring Grove. My sister in law worked for P&G, got me an application and an interview. I applied for Shipping and Recieving, fork lift operator and data entry positions, just low skilled labor type of work. 

I go in to the interview, everything is looking good, he even asked when I could start and said "Welcome aboard". As I was leaving the guys office, he looked at my application again and said, "You didn't fill out what college you went to." I said I didn't go to college and he says, "I'm sorry, you need at least two years of college to work here." 

I said, "I need two years of college to drive a fork lift?"

That was the end of my time at P&G, lol.

The town where I live, the economy is based around d some chemical plants all require a 4 year degree for entry level. Most of the operator jobs are literally just sitting in a chair and pushing one button if a gauge gets too high or hitting another button if it gets too low. Mist have a four year degree, but those jobs start around $25.

And people wonder why the economy is messed up. Six figures debt so you can push a button.