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I am Confused – I thought America Is Short on Workers

My coworker in Taiwan was earning 25$ an hour which equated to 3,000$+ a month as a teacher, but he left to go to work in America in January for a job at Amazon at the same rate or 26$ (I forgot). However, I am reading so many posts about being fired, laid off, and being paid at unsurvivable rates. What am I missing here? I thought wages are going up to attract workers. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' fast food, local stores, and other businesses paid everyone 10$ an hour to attract workers. Foreigners from around the world went there to make that money. I was earning 12.75$ as a manager at McDonalds while finishing my degree there, so is this shortage in specific areas? Are these high wages paid to ONLY certain positions?


My coworker in Taiwan was earning 25$ an hour which equated to 3,000$+ a month as a teacher, but he left to go to work in America in January for a job at Amazon at the same rate or 26$ (I forgot).

However, I am reading so many posts about being fired, laid off, and being paid at unsurvivable rates. What am I missing here? I thought wages are going up to attract workers.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' fast food, local stores, and other businesses paid everyone 10$ an hour to attract workers. Foreigners from around the world went there to make that money. I was earning 12.75$ as a manager at McDonalds while finishing my degree there, so is this shortage in specific areas? Are these high wages paid to ONLY certain positions?

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