Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers, and experts say the Great Resignation is likely to continue well into 2022.
Mix that with the fact that businesses have been reporting difficulty filling their openings and you get quite a spicy picture.
In fact, workers have so much leverage in the current job market, they’re ghosting employers.
But not everyone gets the message. As a recent viral post on the legendary subreddit r/AntiWork shows, some business owners are still thinking of themselves as monarchs whose peasants don’t even deserve a living wage.
Recently, someone made a seemingly simple post in a Facebook job search group
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But it triggered one local business owner who thinks not every worker deserves a living wage
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According to the Labor Department’s latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report, there were 11 million job openings while hiring remained steady, and quitting cooled slightly in October.
But despite the small drop in quits, turnover remains historically high as 4.2 million people quit their job in October, down from a record-high 4.4 million people, or 3% of workers, who quit in September.
But the lady who made the post will probably want to reconsider her work philosophy.
Julia Pollak, chief economist with the job-search site ZipRecruiter, said that as workers move around, forecasters predict additional jobs will continue to open up in the new year, giving job-switchers even more opportunities to choose from.
“We’ve seen substantial job growth in recent months, all taking place without the labor force participation rate changing,” Pollak told CNBC, adding it’s “an exciting moment for job seekers who are benefiting from employers offering hiring incentives and reducing their requirements” to fill a sharply rising number of vacancies.
Meanwhile, the U.S. labor market added 531,000 new jobs in October led by roles in leisure and hospitality; professional and business services; manufacturing; and transportation and warehousing. After what economists considered a disappointing summer for job creation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported it underestimated job growth between June through September by a cumulative 626,000 jobs.
People thought her rant was absolutely ridiculous
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