When stocks and home values surged during the pandemic, retirement portfolios boomed, leading at least one early retiree to ask: “Why the hell am I still working?” He was far from alone.
For a living wage and decent benefits, there are few jobs that would not attract good candidates, willing to put up with the pit falls of the position. I did not hate my time in retail, and if they respected my time and payed me well I would probably still work in retail.
There have been “no one wants to work anymore” articles about as far back as we have writing.
Often driven people who work very hard are the ones who start companies. Then they expect others to work as hard as they did. But if every employee worked as hard as the owner they could start their own business. Employeers who can’t figure that out is the issue.
For a living wage and decent benefits, there are few jobs that would not attract good candidates, willing to put up with the pit falls of the position. I did not hate my time in retail, and if they respected my time and payed me well I would probably still work in retail.
There have been “no one wants to work anymore” articles about as far back as we have writing.
Often driven people who work very hard are the ones who start companies. Then they expect others to work as hard as they did. But if every employee worked as hard as the owner they could start their own business. Employeers who can’t figure that out is the issue.