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Originally Posted by theducks
It may be regional, but Work Ethic is a major issue.
'Hire 10 to get 1 or 2 dependable worker's '. Seen that proven more times than I could count. 
Dependability, punctuality, and a willingness to get the job done in a timely manor. (I'm not talking about regimented, assembly line type jobs. Although, I see attendance issues there also)
Not being able to connect with a co-worker for needed info or materials bogs down everything I'm doing as part of a team.
Vendors and suppliers that don't respond / repair things soonest. 'Its been down for over a week". 'We are waiting for an answer'. 'Payment Checks in the mail  '. And my pet peeve: Out sourced inventory ordering and restocking (Jobber only shows up on Wednesdays  ) |
Human factors matter.
The last time the US hit full employment, the mid 90's, low end employers were offering their employees bounties to recruit workers and failing. It wasn't finding bodies, it was things like showing up on time, or at all, showing up drunk or stoned, following instructions, dealing with customers. Cleveland had a nationally recognised program that succeeded in teaching never-employed the basic skills in keeping the jobs but it took time and cost money.
https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-works-inc
At the time unemployment was 3% and the remaining were deemed unemployable. Things have changed since then, with a large number of employables no longer part of the work force, so the numbers are different but at the very bottom there is a core of unemployables that aren't trainable for even basic non-tech jobs.
Unavoidable.