On 2009-02-19, Gloria P > wrote:

> older single women who support themselves. We pay more than twice
> minimum wage.......

Have you tried that with the persons you want to do the "dirty work"?

> Most men we have interviewed aren't interested in performing the
> necessary safety procedures required for the job.

Sounds fishy to me. Why would a "man" refuse to follow procedures that
would ensure his safety while performing a job that provides "twice" minimum
wage plus bennies? Holy crap, half the population of my area would probably
move themselves and their whole family for such a deal.

I oversaw a production environment of huge age and ethnic diversity. I know
who the troublemakers were. The young males may have been more likely to be
unreliable on a day-to-day basis (hangover, etc), but it was the ol' ladies
that were the troublemakers. Not so much as to be a major factor, but don't
rock their boat! My daily nightmare.

nb