Comments on: Escambia County Private Sector Employment Up 4.2% Over The Year http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-514562 Bob Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:00:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=511373#comment-514562 @Anne ...you realize how much cost of living has increased over the past 20 years, right? $8/hour might have been a living wage back in the 80s, but now? That isn't even $17k/year. Unless your customers are all tipping REALLY well, you aren't going to be making enough money to afford shelter, food, water, toiletries, or any of the other basics you need to survive. If my job isn't paying me enough to live, then why would I waste my time working for them? @Anne

…you realize how much cost of living has increased over the past 20 years, right?

$8/hour might have been a living wage back in the 80s, but now? That isn’t even $17k/year. Unless your customers are all tipping REALLY well, you aren’t going to be making enough money to afford shelter, food, water, toiletries, or any of the other basics you need to survive.

If my job isn’t paying me enough to live, then why would I waste my time working for them?

]]> By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-514546 Anne Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:16:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=511373#comment-514546 @ Reality Check... Friends with restaurants offer MORE than the required Minimum Wage for "Tipped Employees" which, in Florida, for 2023 is $7.98 / hour. They also get break times and free meals while working. @ Reality Check…

Friends with restaurants offer MORE than the required Minimum Wage for “Tipped Employees” which, in Florida, for 2023 is $7.98 / hour.
They also get break times and free meals while working.

]]> By: Yikes! http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-514535 Yikes! Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:47:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=511373#comment-514535 Those figures are not so good news when it comes to inflation and interest rates. And if leisure and hospitality are impacted by a recession, that won’t be good news for Florida, given its dependence on tourist dollars for general revenue. Those figures are not so good news when it comes to inflation and interest rates.

And if leisure and hospitality are impacted by a recession, that won’t be good news for Florida, given its dependence on tourist dollars for general revenue.

]]> By: Reality Check http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-514533 Reality Check Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=511373#comment-514533 @Anne, what are you friends with restaurants offering for pay? I bet it’s peanuts…. If I go to a car dealer and off to pay $5k for a brand new car worth $30k, I don’t get to turn around and say “I guess no one wants to sell cars anymore” when they refuse to sell me this vehicle for less than what it’s worth. This holds true with individuals in the workforce. No one wants to work for less than what they’re worth. @Anne, what are you friends with restaurants offering for pay? I bet it’s peanuts….
If I go to a car dealer and off to pay $5k for a brand new car worth $30k, I don’t get to turn around and say “I guess no one wants to sell cars anymore” when they refuse to sell me this vehicle for less than what it’s worth. This holds true with individuals in the workforce. No one wants to work for less than what they’re worth.

]]> By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-private-sector-employment-up-4-2-over-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-514530 Anne Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:59:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=511373#comment-514530 Well that's sure a lot of numbers that keep somebody and a whole state department employed. What some of my friends in the Private Sector with restaurants really want to know is WHY don't some of these "unemployed-looking-for-work" actually Want to Work" Able people come by the places, get interviewed, agree to terms and are ready to start the following day then Never Show Up and don't even call to say, Not for Me. Puzzling and frustrating for those small business owners needing workers and unable to secure them. Well that’s sure a lot of numbers that keep somebody and a whole state department employed.
What some of my friends in the Private Sector with restaurants really want to know is WHY don’t some of these “unemployed-looking-for-work” actually Want to Work”
Able people come by the places, get interviewed, agree to terms and are ready to start the following day then Never Show Up and don’t even call to say, Not for Me.
Puzzling and frustrating for those small business owners needing workers and unable to secure them.

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