There are people looking for a paycheck, many of the don't really want to have to work, and if they are employed bring that attitude with them.
Of course that is a issue, that fact is those types are being fed each day and have a roof over their heads somehow, so those types are looking for a free ride, indeed where those guys will end up is scary, to me, that is why I have the motivation to work hard and make it happen, just like everyone here.
But there are many who are not able to find a job in their chosen profession that pays enough to support their family's.
There is no labour shortage, however there is a shortage of employers who think that paying there men well will give them higher profits.
In January 1914 Henry Ford doubled wages for his employees, one reason was so that his employees could afford the product they produced, Indeed with all this talk of Labour shortages the lesson has been forgotten.
[h=3]In 1914, Henry Ford started an industrial revolution by more than doubling wages to $5 a day?a move that helped build the U.S. middle class and the modern economy. [/h] In 1913, to help meet the growing demand for the Model T, Henry Ford turned his attention to improving the manufacturing processes. The business model Ford developed?production on a grand scale, performed by well-paid workers?spread throughout the world and became the manufacturing standard for everything from vacuum sweepers to cars, and more.
[h=3]Transforming the Assembly Line[/h] The moving assembly line was perhaps Ford Motor Company's single greatest contribution to the automotive manufacturing process. First implemented at the Highland Park plant in Michigan, the new technique allowed individual workers to stay in one place and perform the same task repeatedly on multiple vehicles that passed by them.
The moving assembly line proved tremendously efficient, helping the company to far surpass the production levels of its competitors while making its vehicles more affordable.
[h=3]The $5-a-day Workday[/h] After the success of the moving assembly line, Henry Ford had another transformative idea: in January 1914, he startled the world by announcing that Ford Motor Company would pay $5 a day to its workers. The pay increase would also be accompanied by a shorter workday (from nine to eight hours). While this rate didn't automatically apply to every worker, it more than doubled the average autoworker's wage.
While Henry's primary objective was to reduce worker attrition?labor turnover from monotonous assembly line work was high?newspapers from all over the world reported the story as an extraordinary gesture of goodwill.
[h=3]Thousands of Workers Flock to Detroit[/h] After Ford?s announcement, thousands of prospective workers showed up at the Ford Motor Company employment office. People surged toward Detroit from the American South and the nations of Europe. As expected, employee turnover diminished. And, by creating an eight-hour day, Ford could run three shifts instead of two, increasing productivity.
Henry Ford had reasoned that since it was now possible to build inexpensive cars in volume, more of them could be sold if employees could afford to buy them. The $5 day helped better the lot of all American workers and contributed to the emergence of the American middle class. In the process, Henry Ford had changed manufacturing forever.