So you believe that this statement is literal and they believe that “not a single person wants to work” rather than figurative?
It depends on the person. At face value, regardless of the person, the statement is false. Beyond that, it is sensationalist and disingenuous — essentially clickbait. It really only serves to detract from constructive conversation.
And then you spend a paragraph explaining jumping to conclusions while avoiding the obvious question?
The question being “Why do some people not want to work?”?
We both know that the statement is figurative and not literal, you’re arguing in bad faith.
I’m not arguing in bad faith. I’m arguing about the statement itself. In the original comment, however, I was arguing that the wages will only increase if the employer isn’t able to find someone who meets their requirements at their currently offered salary. It’s a market. If an employer wants to hire an employee, their wage must match what that employee is willing to work for. If they are able to fill the position, then there exists employees who are willing to work at that wage.
The statement itself is always used by businesses when they’re struggling to find workers willing to work for the pay offered.
It’s not overly complicated.
You finally acknowledge that the statement isn’t literal, but you’re still entirely ignoring context for when it’s said. I can’t tell if you’re being overly pedantic or still arguing in bad faith.
Either way, this is a waste of my time and I’m done.
So you believe that this statement is literal and they believe that “not a single person wants to work” rather than figurative?
And then you spend a paragraph explaining jumping to conclusions while avoiding the obvious question?
We both know that the statement is figurative and not literal, you’re arguing in bad faith.
Have a nice day.
It depends on the person. At face value, regardless of the person, the statement is false. Beyond that, it is sensationalist and disingenuous — essentially clickbait. It really only serves to detract from constructive conversation.
The question being “Why do some people not want to work?”?
I’m not arguing in bad faith. I’m arguing about the statement itself. In the original comment, however, I was arguing that the wages will only increase if the employer isn’t able to find someone who meets their requirements at their currently offered salary. It’s a market. If an employer wants to hire an employee, their wage must match what that employee is willing to work for. If they are able to fill the position, then there exists employees who are willing to work at that wage.
The statement itself is always used by businesses when they’re struggling to find workers willing to work for the pay offered.
It’s not overly complicated.
You finally acknowledge that the statement isn’t literal, but you’re still entirely ignoring context for when it’s said. I can’t tell if you’re being overly pedantic or still arguing in bad faith.
Either way, this is a waste of my time and I’m done.
Have a nice day
Hence “sensationalist and disingenuous”.
The former.
Unfortunate.