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Deprived European difficult child is back from States - with cereal and stories to tell (long)
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 548143" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>That is kind of what I meant. Around here 'giving benefits' is not a matter of choice. Cost for employer is not just a pay check they write, they are paying big part of health care etc. of their employees. No one asks if they want to do so. They have to. So hiring is much more expensive around here and no one hires for the job that doesn't produce. That may keep our unemployment rate higher (though I'm not sure what it is in USA right now, we have 7 point something currently, tough times etc.), but when you have a job you can live with that. But it also means that there is little work available for unskilled and we bribe, motivate, force, kick hineyes etc. of our young for them to acquire skills. Schools are free (both universities, colleges and vocational schools) and intake is geared so that we will end up with approximately needed amount of doctors, hair stylists, lawyers, plumbers, auto mechanics, carpenters, nurses, teachers etc. But for unskilled, only few job opportunities exist and you can certainly not afford to screw too many of those opportunities up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 548143, member: 14557"] That is kind of what I meant. Around here 'giving benefits' is not a matter of choice. Cost for employer is not just a pay check they write, they are paying big part of health care etc. of their employees. No one asks if they want to do so. They have to. So hiring is much more expensive around here and no one hires for the job that doesn't produce. That may keep our unemployment rate higher (though I'm not sure what it is in USA right now, we have 7 point something currently, tough times etc.), but when you have a job you can live with that. But it also means that there is little work available for unskilled and we bribe, motivate, force, kick hineyes etc. of our young for them to acquire skills. Schools are free (both universities, colleges and vocational schools) and intake is geared so that we will end up with approximately needed amount of doctors, hair stylists, lawyers, plumbers, auto mechanics, carpenters, nurses, teachers etc. But for unskilled, only few job opportunities exist and you can certainly not afford to screw too many of those opportunities up. [/QUOTE]
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