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1. RBBron+yr[view] [source] 2022-06-02 21:24:34
>>RBBron+(OP)
There seems to be some confusion here over my use of the expression, "The Great Resignation." https://www.investopedia.com/the-great-resignation-5199074 This is a economic/workforce phenomenon that began amidst the pandemic and continues. (The NY Times reported today that there are 11.4 million unfilled jobs. That's historically off the charts.)

My company operates/ed a job board and a staffing business. Both ran like traditional job boards (Indeed, Zip Recruiter, etc) and staffing companies (Kelly, Adecco, etc.), except being focused entirely on the formerly incarcerated. This is how large employers source many, many employees.

The staffing business was much larger. In this model, we serve as the hirer-of-record, and essentially lease out the workers to our client employers, who cover all our costs (wages, unemployment insurance, taxes, etc.) plus our mark-up (profit). It's a high volume, low margin business.

During the Great Resignation, we found it took 10x the time and effort to get someone placed, eroding our already thin margins. Plus, if a worker left (which they began doing at a great rate), we're obligated to replace them. All of this made it pretty much impossible for us to make money. (Again, we're a for-profit business). I hope this clarifies things.

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2. noname+yb3[view] [source] 2022-06-03 17:29:30
>>RBBron+yr
Given people wanting to donate to support you and an apparent issue being the inability to earn sufficient profit margins, why not organize as a non-profit instead? You're clearly trying to perform a socially-beneficial service here, focusing on underserved populations. Missions like that are the entire reason for the 501(c)(3) carve-out and you could potentially survive if you didn't have to earn profit or pay taxes. Most states even allow you to apply for hardship exemptions to property taxes, which can help a lot on office expense.
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