"A lot of jobs, for the amount of wear and tear and the hard labor involved — they just don’t pay enough,” said one expert.
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Does Anyone Want to Work Anymore?
The Great Resignation. Quiet quitting. Businesses closed because they can't hire enough workers. What's going on? Is it really true that people have become lazy? Or is corporate America actually "quietly fleecing" employees? Explore the current U.S. job market and see how the pandemic and other factors may have forever changed American notions about employment, life and what's important.
The hiring challenges that many expected would fade as the worst of the Covid shocks dissipated look less like a passing trend and more like a new reality.
Over the last several weeks, the concept of "quiet quitting" has exploded like a supernova across the media universe.
As the country debates the merits of "quiet quitting," it's another phenomenon — "quiet fleecing" — that should have workers' attention.
Quiet quitting simply means viewing your job as just a job. Academics have long had a term for that.
The term "quiet quitting" has become all the rage of late, but it has caused some confusion.
Millions of Americans are fed up with the rise of predatory capitalism and the way it victimizes working people.
The working world goes through phases, and every now and then, employees coalesce around terms they feel empower them to take control of their lives.
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many industries, forcing businesses to either lay off employees or place them in the untenable position of …
Wait, There's 'Quiet Firing' Too
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