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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:00 AM Original message |
Sign of jobs thaw: Quitters outnumber layoffs |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Or, maybe the jobs are so bad that people are quitting |
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Crowman1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. +1 |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I work with plenty of people who can't afford the health insurance at the corporate job I'm at. |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I agree with you completely! |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. True. I've witnessed work conditions get worse and worse. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Recessions are employers' markets |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Or... |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. +1 |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I have heard that the practice is referred to as 'back door layoff's'... |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
6. I remember when I was in my 20s |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Good post! |
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wackywaggin (243 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. What kind of screwed up logic is this!! |
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zogofzorkon (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Yup |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Welfare queens strike again! |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I hate to burst your bubble, |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. The '70s just called -- they want their propaganda back |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Typical republiCON rant. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I thought the person was being obviously facetious. |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 12:24 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Newsflash: most people on food stamps are working. |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
11. Obama's fault! |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
15. How much of this is due to employers exploiting their workforce with the threat of unemployment? |
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freebrew (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Pushed to the limit, more likely. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
16. Why would any responsible person quit a job, without having another lined up? |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I'm responsible and I quit a job once with no other job lined up |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-09-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. Are they quitting because of better jobs, or too exhausted from working two or three low-paid jobs? |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
25. Doesn't come as much of a surprise. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-10-10 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. This is a silly statistic. |
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