The only Tampax factory in the US pays $25 an hour and still can't hire enough workers, as tampon and labor shortages collide

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

The only Tampax factory in the US continues to struggle with labor shortages despite raising its starting salary from $47,000 to $60,800 a year, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

While the plant's hiring challenges are far from unique in today's tight labor market, it comes as brand-specific tampon shortages hit certain regions across the country. At the same time, the price of a box of tampons has increased by nearly 10% this year, according to data from Neilson IQ.

Last year, the Tampax factory located in Auburn, Maine raised its hourly wages from $17.91 in February to $23.41 in July, employee Facebook posts show. By January, workers received $25.41 an hour along with a benefits package including medical and dental insurance, 15 paid vacation days and 12 paid holidays, an education reimbursement plan, 401k options, and a free fitness center.

Procter & Gamble — the company that owns Tampax — currently lists five full-time positions open at the Maine plant. A P&G spokesperson told Bloomberg that the factory's employee levels have "largely stabilized."

However, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the factory continues to be short-staffed. P&G did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Tampax is the most popular tampon brand in the US. In 2020, its products were used by an estimated 18.3 million women in the US, according to data from Statista. In April, Procter & Gamble's chief financial officer said sourcing the raw materials for tampons "continues to be costly and highly volatile."

Walgreens told Insider in early June that it is "experiencing some temporary brand-specific shortages in certain geographies" of tampons. CVS confirmed a similar trend, saying "in recent weeks, there have been instances when suppliers have not been able to fulfill the full quantities of orders placed."

Target told Insider it has a "wide variety" product available online and in stores and is working to procure more in areas where stock is more limited.

The only Tampax factory in the US pays $25 an hour and still can't hire enough workers, as tampon and labor shortages collide

The Tampax factory in Maine is a microcosm of the supply-chain snags, shortages, inflation, and hiring struggles facing businesses across the US.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

In My Opinion, All these "job shortage" stories they been putting out, are fugazi and is just a ploy to implement robots into these sectors.
Mortgages is rising. Rent is rising, so is food, gas, and other goods, but everybody at home chillin???

Or maybe a lot of people lack basic skills, confidence and determination to actually apply.

 

[Auger]

Or maybe a lot of people lack basic skills, confidence and determination to actually apply.

You actually think that's the reason? Across the board people are just lazy?

 

[Scottie Drippin]

Or maybe a lot of people lack basic skills, confidence and determination to actually apply.

All across the country people have put this to the test and sent out hundreds of local applications.

What they've found is this: everyone says they're hiring but they want people with mid-level experience for entry level jobs

Every single company that talks about a hiring shortage should also disclose how many applications they haven't even opened.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

You actually think that's the reason? Across the board people are just lazy?

Not across the board, but in a lot of instances.

There are a lot of supervisor and mid level management positions that are out there. But people don’t want the responsibility or they feel they are unqualified.


Some people stick to what they know, hopping from one dead end job to the next. Which in turn makes their resume look like shyt.


$60,000 used to be a lot of money 10 - 15 years ago. Today, it’s just OK. But people still have that mindset of looking at jobs that pay that much as out of reach.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

All across the country people have put this to the test and sent out hundreds of local applications.

What they've found is this: everyone says they're hiring but they want people with mid-level experience for entry level jobs

Every single company that talks about a hiring shortage should also disclose how many applications they haven't even opened.

That don’t even make sense. Not across the board.

At the end of the day, you have a lot of employees that don’t try to get promoted to mid level positions. They end up wasting years. Then when they leave and try to find something new, they end up looking for the same position with roughly the same amount of money.

 

[keond]

Pay em 30

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Procter & Gamble — the company that owns Tampax — currently lists five full-time positions open at the Maine plant.

someone pull the link and lets look at the requirements

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

In My Opinion, All these "job shortage" stories they been putting out, are fugazi and is just a ploy to implement robots into these sectors.
Mortgages is rising. Rent is rising, so is food, gas, and other goods, but everybody at home chillin???

I've worked in the paper industry for several years now. Entry level (general production) positions START at $24 an hour but with time and a half and double time on Saturday and Sunday you actually make around 65k your first year...75k+ if you want the OT. I'm on pace to make 90k this year and I'm not even chasing that much OT.


Guess what...we can't keep people or find enough bodies to fill our lines because folks are lazy as f*ck. Nobody wants to grind anymore to work these old school production/manufacturing jobs...even those that pay excellent money.


That article is a reflection of what I've seen for years with my own eyes.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

1 million ppl dead in less than 2 years would cause a labor shortage.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

A lot of these labor shortage stories are hot air. Ironically though this might be what's leading to the difficulty in finding and keeping workers; they believe they are in the driver's seat but they salaries, criteria for consideration and on the job treatment all say differently.

It still takes several weeks/months to jump through all the hoops for entry level $14 an hour work. The hiring process hasn't become any more efficient. These people don't seem to be in a rush to onboard potential employees.

 

[s@n]

Lol, Auburn is literally right across the river from my spot; I’m finna look at this

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Or maybe a lot of people lack basic skills, confidence and determination to actually apply.

Maybe jobs should start training again

Oh wait this is another ploy to keep supply low while demand is high thus justifying their raised pricing as "simple economics"

Better yet, just another in a long line of corporations complaining about an "untrained and unskilled" American workforce so they get a free pass to bring in cheap labor via h1b visas or just move production overseas

 

[Luke Cage]

Damn, even tampon factories are in the red.