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More Crumbs Falling Down to Workers, Boats Rising
[DallasNews] All you need is a friendly attitude and the desire to work hard ‐ plus, maybe, a healthy respect for really clean bathrooms ‐ to start earning as much as $15 an hour, with three weeks of paid time off and access to a 401k plan with up to 4 percent matched by your employer.

In this case, that would be Buc-ee’s.
A Texas-size convenience/souvenir/anything-you-want store with 50-60 gas pumps and signs 50 miles away on the Interstate.
"We believe it’s very important to retain employees," said Jeff Nadalo, general counsel for the beloved chain of convenience stores. "And we believe that all employers that want to retain employees are offering benefits."

And just for you crumby Dems He’s not wrong, experts say.

As never-Trumper observers worry that a broad, nationwide labor shortage could put a damper on longer term growth, for right now, a tight labor market means employers in every corner of Texas’ churning economy are being forced to step up their compensation games.

It’s a shift that’s been playing out for years in corporate workplaces, where white-collar employers have been battling one another for top talent out of the region’s indoctrination centers universities. They’ve built new, high-tech offices and offered gourmet food and drinks, games and other amenities just to woo younger workers. Quality benefits packages have become a baseline.

But more recently, as unemployment hovers at historic lows, those fights for talent are spreading to other industries where workers have traditionally been paid lower hourly wages and benefits weren’t a certainty.

"It’s kind of the same story as what we’ve been hearing pretty consistently for the last few years," said Chris Slijk, an assistant economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. "Now, it’s becoming more intensified."
Posted by: Bobby 2018-06-21
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