Staffing Issues for Summer of 2021

Newbiesaukee · 10-06-2021, 08:46 AM

This is the perfect example of confirmation bias…believing what you want to believe.

A little research easily reveals the flaws in the original article. Unfortunately, the more realistic reviews of the data will change no ones mind.

And that is part of the tragedy we all face.

baygo · 10-06-2021, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbiesaukee

This is the perfect example of confirmation bias…believing what you want to believe.

A little research easily reveals the flaws in the original article. Unfortunately, the more realistic reviews of the data will change no ones mind.

And that is part of the tragedy we all face.

Bingo!

Then there’s the main stream media of choice , that manipulates, just in case someone’s mind starts to stray.

I’ve been eavesdropping on drunks at bars and diners at tables for over five decades. I wish I had the patience and time to write a book on some of the most bizarre points I’ve heard defended.

Garcia · 10-06-2021, 09:14 AM

At this point, I doubt any information will change anyone's mind about COVID.

Back to the idea about staffing in the lakes region (and other tourist based regions) I believe it will be a perpetual problem. Lot's of seasonal work with seasonal housing hard to come by will lead to continued shortages. My own kids will continue to have their pick of good paying, seasonal jobs either at home (a tourist driven economy) or at the lake simply because they have a free place to live. It makes no sense for them to chase a higher paying seasonal job on the Cape or Nantucket if they have to pay rent to work. When they finish school they'll have to find the balance of balancing housing and expenses with income. I don't see them settling in either the lakes region or their current home town as that balance doesn't seem to be there for them at the moment. Of course, things might change before they finish school - and their career paths are not set in stone.

camp guy · 10-06-2021, 09:30 AM

COVID, and all activities associated with COVID, became political, and once that happened the element of truth vanished behind a smokescreen of statistics. There is no easier way to confound an issue (any issue) than to start describing it with the use of numbers.

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Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,363 Thanks: 961 Thanked 575 Times in 300 Posts	This is the perfect example of confirmation bias…believing what you want to believe. A little research easily reveals the flaws in the original article. Unfortunately, the more realistic reviews of the data will change no ones mind. And that is part of the tragedy we all face. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

10-06-2021, 09:30 AM	#4
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,204 Thanks: 308 Thanked 535 Times in 299 Posts	Staffing issues for Summer of 2021 COVID, and all activities associated with COVID, became political, and once that happened the element of truth vanished behind a smokescreen of statistics. There is no easier way to confound an issue (any issue) than to start describing it with the use of numbers.

10-06-2021, 09:14 AM	#3
Garcia Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 641 Thanks: 140 Thanked 289 Times in 176 Posts	At this point, I doubt any information will change anyone's mind about COVID. Back to the idea about staffing in the lakes region (and other tourist based regions) I believe it will be a perpetual problem. Lot's of seasonal work with seasonal housing hard to come by will lead to continued shortages. My own kids will continue to have their pick of good paying, seasonal jobs either at home (a tourist driven economy) or at the lake simply because they have a free place to live. It makes no sense for them to chase a higher paying seasonal job on the Cape or Nantucket if they have to pay rent to work. When they finish school they'll have to find the balance of balancing housing and expenses with income. I don't see them settling in either the lakes region or their current home town as that balance doesn't seem to be there for them at the moment. Of course, things might change before they finish school - and their career paths are not set in stone.

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