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In reply to the discussion: Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging [View all]love_katz
(2,588 posts)9. I agree with Yo_Mama.
Living wage, decent working conditions, decent benefits. Treat workers like we are valued as much as management. What workers too often get instead of the above is phony lip-service about how much they value us, coupled with crap wages, few or no benefits, and a gargantuan disparity between the wages and benefits for management. For too long, American business has gotten away with mistreating the people who do the actual work that supports the organization in the first place. Add in a deadly pandemic and it should be no surprise that people are not stampeding back to work. American businesses are reaping the consequences of over 40 years of treating their workers with contempt and abuse.
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Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Sep 2021
OP
We have lost at least a million workers. Data indicates we're under counting Covid deaths
Arazi
Sep 2021
#10
Ha! Same here. I temporarily and single-handedly brought a business to it's knees when I quit.
Progressive Jones
Sep 2021
#14
Similarly, I have never had a job that was better than not working.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Sep 2021
#17
we had a chance to raise the minimum wage to $15.00. the rs and businness blew it.
AllaN01Bear
Sep 2021
#20
It doesn't pay to have employment that doesn't pay for medical plus benefits.
twin_ghost
Sep 2021
#29
The number of baby boomers retiring at 62 has increased significantly because
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Sep 2021
#46
Another factor is so many companies use screening software for online applications.
halfulglas
Sep 2021
#56