geauxtohell
Choose your weapon.
If you can make money off of hiring.....you hire
If you can't make money by bringing in more people....you don't hire
If Obama being president is your reason for not hiring.....you are just being an asshole
Or you are being prudent.
I deal with a lot of vendors. Small businessmen. Now, none of them say, "I"m waiting to get rid of that so-and-so, Obama." Most of them say, "I'm waiting to see how the election turns out."
And if you wonder who makes up most of the pro-Romney base, it's these people.
No idealogy, they just want what's going to make their lives easier.
So if you can make just as much money forcing overtime as you can hiring a person, then you force the overtime.
I've said this earlier in this thread, so I'll say it again. This is the fifth recession I've lived through. Usually, you get a stage where they don't want to hire, but they will push and push on the OT. Eventually, the economy improves enough where they have no choice.
But not this time. Things just haven't gotten that good yet.
This guy is being an asshole and a liar
He can hire now and if he has the contracts, he will make money whether Obama is President or not.
If you hire someone and are no longer making money off of them.....you let them go
But to be safe, maybe we should all vote against Obama so that the population of Waco has more jobs
It's a huge factor. 500 people. Of that number, I am sure 10 to 15 people would be interested in a job at a crane company.