Few people actually talk negatively about training and developing employees but even fewer actually do a good job of it. Employee shortages will continue and are not just a temporary phenomenon. In the last 30 years, the number of workers over age 55 in the U.S. had doubled while the number of workers ages 18-24 has dropped 29%.
These are statistics, not a political statement. The birthrate in the U.S. just dropped for the sixth year in a row. Finding employees, particularly field employees, is going to be an ever-increasing competitive situation. Our workers are aging, which means companies will have to replace an aging workforce with new recruits. This in turn will increase the demand for employee development.