[testis321]

I do not have any real numbers, and this is just anecdotal, but in Slovenia (small EU country), a lot of our larger retailers have replaced some posters (basically ads) in their stores with "workers needed" posters, and some have literally advertised that they're looking for workers in their paper ads we get in the mail. Also a car repair shop literally had an radio ad that they're looking for repairmen.

It might be just a coincidence, but it's easy to get/change jobs at the moment, if you're actually willing to work.

[Swizec]

My sister was working in those retail positions in Slovenia as late as 2 years ago. The pay is laughable (3eur/hour) and the working conditions are shit.

A promotion grants you a whopping 10cent rate increase. A whole 0.8 euro per day if you pass a test!! Oh and you don’t get more than 30 hours per week coz then they’d have to pay benefits.

No shit they have a hard time hiring. Most young people will rather try being an instagram influencer than work for those wages. Got nothing to lose at that point

[testis321]

https://jobs.aldi-hofer.com/hofer-kariera-si/job/1000-Ljublj...

They're offering 1.2*minimum wage for 30h/week.

For someone without any other qualifications, that's not bad.

I dont know where she worked, but most offer more. Ever barteding gets you 7+eur/h and tips in Ljubljana.

[Swizec]

Probably a trick of being a student job. I didn’t dig too much and instead nudged her to spend time working on actual long term passions (personal training et al)

[novaRom]

It is very similar in Germany. Many companies looking for more people. And it's not about highly educated positions, they are looking simply for young labor, there so many old people.