This Guy Applied To 60 Places That Were Hiring To Prove That People Are Willing To Work

You've heard about plenty of businesses all around the US complaining about staff shortages, especially for hourly work. After the pandemic has slowly died down and as businesses start reopening their doors and doing everything they can to attract customers, there are more job vacancies than ever.

Or that's what we're led to believe, because if there are more vacancies and people who are willing to fill them, then getting a job shouldn't be an issue for anyone. Joey Holtz had the idea to test if this is the case, and he conducted an experiment in which he submitted two applications a day for thirty days.

The results of the experiment were underwhelming for Joey, as he shared that out of the sixty applications, he received sixteen responses via email, four of those emails became phone calls, and he only landed one interview. The only interview he got was with a construction company that offered him a minimum wage, full-time position, even though he was supposed to only work part-time for the company.

Surely, it's needless to say that these results are just terrible and don't fit the scenario described to us by employers. Joey's experiment is an indicator that there are still plenty of people willing to work, but the employers are just being picky.

Scroll down to see more insight into Joey's experiment and what other people had to say about this whole thing.

Businesses all around the US have been complaining about a shortage of workers, creating an illusion that people refuse to work

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Joey first became aware of these complaints after an owner of a clinic told him he can't keep his workers because of the stimulus checks

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After hearing about this, Joey decided to conduct an experiment to see if the issue really is with people not wanting to work

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He specifically targeted employers that were complaining about not being able to find help

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He only managed to land one interview, and the employer wasn't completely honest in the job ad

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Not being honest in the job advertisement is definitely not going to attract a lot of potential employees

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Apparently, these businesses were used to taking advantage of desperate people by offering jobs with low pay and terrible conditions.

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Joey's experiment definitely did a great job of shedding some light on this issue.

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Mohawk Joey's experiment went viral for exposing the businesses that claim that no one wants to work anymore.

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Joey presented all of his data on Twitter as well

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This is the pie chart that shows just how many rejections he received

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Plenty of people on the internet had something to say about this whole thing, and here are some of their opinions

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Joey's not the only one who's experienced this

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Another person in the same boat

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The pandemic really did change everything

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Signs are out, but they won't hire anyone

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What's even the point?

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Not everyone has the skills to hire people online

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Minimum wage is no longer enough

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It's all about balance

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It really doesn't make sense sometimes

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It's crazy to see how many businesses are just lying about wanting to hire new workers. Even the ones that need workers are offering terrible pay and even worse conditions.

Then they wonder why they can't find anyone to work for them. Standards change every day, and employers have to adapt and offer more if they want to stay competitive.

Have you had an experience similar to Joey's?