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Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:17 pm on January 9, 2020
Tags: productivity ( 27 ), work   

the final indignity

This has been going on for years.

Source: U.S. companies are forcing workers to train their own foreign replacements – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:10 pm on January 9, 2020
Tags: productivity ( 27 ), work   

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.

Source: Why you shouldn’t bring your whole self to work

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 4:04 pm on January 7, 2020
Tags: gig economy ( 6 ), work   

“get another job”

Oh thanks, none of us have thought of that.

Source: The Holidays Suck For Gig Workers – VICE

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 8:48 pm on December 17, 2019
Tags: artificial intelligence ( 6 ), work   

ai will filter you out

No, it’s not up to the task. Worst of all for applicants, there’s no process of appeals or anyone to follow up with. It’s another way to screw people.

Source: Job recruiters are using AI in hiring – Vox

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 7:09 pm on December 17, 2019
Tags: productivity ( 27 ), work   

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

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 7:04 pm on December 17, 2019
Tags: education ( 14 ), manufacturing ( 3 ), productivity ( 27 ), work   

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

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 6:14 pm on December 11, 2019
Tags: demographics ( 29 ), technology ( 14 ), work   

tech jobs for just a few

This despite the promise that internet connectivity would turn every city into a tech hub.

Source: The case for growth centers: How to spread tech innovation across America

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 6:12 pm on December 11, 2019
Tags: healthcare ( 21 ), work   

dying young

One reason companies have little interest in changing the healthcare market is that when people die younger those companies don’t have to pay long-term benefits.

Source: American health care costs keep rising and life expectancy keeps falling – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 6:06 pm on December 11, 2019
Tags: demographics ( 29 ), work   

generations staying put

The reasons are varied but they all come back to not having the financial freedom to move for personal or work-related reasons.

Source: Why Americans have stopped moving geographically, even for work — Quartz

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 5:57 pm on December 11, 2019
Tags: demographics ( 29 ), work   

keeping men out of work

The job market sucks for men in their prime earning years.

Source: Despite The Job Boom, More Men Are Giving Up On Work : NPR

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