Simply paying people more for their work would help relieve the desperation and depression that lead to suicide.
Source: Raising the minimum wage just $1 would cause suicide rates to drop
Tag Archives: productivity
feel it
Companies are giving retail/service workers more “wellness” benefits, in some cases to fend off unionization efforts and almost always to get positive stories written about them.
Source: U-Haul’s Nicotine Policy and the Harms of Workplace Wellness – The Atlantic
the final indignity
This has been going on for years.
Source: U.S. companies are forcing workers to train their own foreign replacements – Axios
no one needs to see that
There’s no actual requirement that you bring everything about yourself to work, just the pressure from all quarters to do exactly that.
busting makes them feel good
If companies are spending this much money and effort to keep unions out they must be a great idea for workers.
Source: U.S. Employers Spend $340 Million a Year Busting Unions – VICE
no degree, no job
Even manufacturing jobs are just going to those with college degrees. That means more and more people will be shut out because they can’t afford those degrees.
Source: Blue-collar work goes business caj as factory work requires college degrees
manufacturing growth gets cut off
Tariffs and other policies have ended whatever growth the manufacturing industry was experiencing.
Source: Trump’s trade war has ended his manufacturing jobs revival – Axios
men not taking leave
It’s not just about the paycheck, it’s also about the fear that taking family leave may negatively impact their career opportunities.
Source: Lifting the Barriers to Paid Family and Medical Leave for Men in the United States
we choose to work more
That may be true, but I don’t see any acknowledgement of the pressure workers feel to work over 40 hours a week just to keep their jobs.
no one is safe
We’re all going to be impacted by AI, even those who feel they’re too special. Oh, and none of us are prepared for it.
Source: Artificial intelligence could threaten white-collar workers’ jobs – Axios
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