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who are making their money on
the so-called 'gig' economy —
one selling high-end collectible
tennis shoes on eBay and
another putting all his energy
into his YouTube videos," Snyder
says. "It seems to me that a
young person may want to be the CEO of
his own online store or YouTube empire
versus an eight-hour shi at the mall."
It's a point worth considering.
"Younger people are more
entrepreneurial and certainly more internet
savvy than previous generations. Twenty-
five years ago, starting your own business
at age 16 was little more than a lemonade
stand or a paper route," Snyder says. "Today,
young people form their own foundations
or seek to change the world through
crowdsourcing. A job is the last thing
they're thinking about."
Also, in the past, a low-skilled worker
may have been lucky to find a role in
a restaurant or retail environment.
However, Snyder says, "today, with all
our employers facing an inability to find
decent labor, they're far more willing to
welcome a lower-skilled worker with a
good work ethic into something more
than minimum wage."
at means a potential worker for a
mom-and-pop restaurant paying $8 or $9
an hour might instead seek an $11 or $12
entry-level manufacturing role.
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"It's absolutely
statewide; in fact,
it's nationally.
Every sector is
struggling finding
good people
… restaurants,
construction,
everything."
— Kristine Hillmer, president and CEO,
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Snyder
