So AGAIN, looking at the struggles that faced contractors both in the oil and gas and construction industries over the last two years, I want to pose a question.
What is UP with the workforce?
We were faced with odd workforce issues. In some cases, we had less money, so we tried to do more with fewer people. Check. In another instance we had job openings that we could not fill, so we had to do more with fewer people. Check. Lastly, many of us were faced with “generational work ethic” shock. Huh?
OK. I get the first one. Resources are low. Everyone takes on more responsibility.
The second one I have problems with. I have clients that had perfectly good job openings. These were well-paying jobs, with good benefits and upward career tracks. The ads went into the traditional paper classifieds’ as well as internet search engines. No one answered. We were back to having to do more with what we had. [Read more...]
In my continuing commentary on the struggles that faced contractors both in the oil and gas and construction industries over the last two years, let’s talk about the money.
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