sixteenandseven t1_j9xhxeg wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:08 AM

Reply to comment by RZRPRINCESS in Anyone familiar with the 'Worker Relocation Incentive Program' by Blindsay04

Also a staffing shortage....which is ironic?

Not ironic at all. We're a wicked fucking old state, so we have tons of houses occupied by non-working retirees who can afford it because they either bought when real estate was cheap or have a good enough retirement (boomer retirement plans) to be able to afford a pricey place.

Meanwhile, there's just not housing available for someone making $20/hr, so places that rely on <= $20 workers can't find workers.

nolyfe27 t1_j9z6utj wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:24 PM

They have fattened themselves for the slaughter.

RZRPRINCESS t1_ja7qio2 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:54 PM

It's Ironic because the incentive was to bring young people to Vermont but now we have a lot of "younger" people that have moved here but they are working remote for non-Vermont based companies. Now people are upset because everything is so short-staffed here, but where was the incentive to get the people running the state to stay? Now they can't afford homes, their pay hasn't increased in years and the cost of living is ridiculous, the people that are working for local places are working 2+ jobs, it's just not sustainable.

So ultimately the whole remote incentive plan kind of backfired.