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posted by martyb on Monday August 06 2018, @09:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the positive-news dept.

Marketwatch brings good news for the USA: American workers are finally reaping the benefits of the lowest unemployment rate and best jobs market in decades: Wages and benefits are rising at the fastest pace in a decade. Firms have sought to fill openings by offering better benefits such as more vacation time or flexible hours. When push comes to shove, they are offering higher pay. While bigger paychecks are great for workers, the US Federal Reserve is watching closely to see if rising compensation is stoking inflation. The Federal Reserve could increase U.S. interest rates if it becomes a big worry, but so far inflation remains relatively mild.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday August 06 2018, @10:52PM

    You misread them then.

    I meant given the flexible contract nature of what I do, after I've made or am on a reliable track to make $60K or so, I start getting much pickier about what additional jobs I'm willing to take on.

    Employers are cutting wages more and more...

    You realize you're stating this attached to a story professing the exact opposite, yes? That's going to need some backing up.

    Yay H1Bs

    Fuck H1Bs. Not a little bit. Entirely. I am an unashamed nationalist on the subject.

    Also corps no longer want to train anyone ever, what a screwed up mentality.

    Not really the case. We just ran a story the past week or so (unless I read it somewhere else) about the opposite starting to happen again. Not doing in-house or subcontracted training is bloody stupid if you don't have a pretrained workforce waiting in line though. Training for most things doesn't cost (in either time or money) remotely as much as a degree for it would and you end up with not only an educated person but one experienced in your specific application as well.

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