Companies dumping more work on existing employees and it's driving burnout
I thought this was worth sharing only because I feel like companies aren't changing and I wonder how other people feel?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/companies-struggling-hire-retain-staff-113400255.html
"Job openings and employee quits are both at record highs, and it now takes on average of 7 weeks to fill a role.
A rising trend of "ghosting" in the hiring process is straining the individuals who remain.
Some employers are asking workers to do a job and a half while only paying for one.
Throughout June and July, Long told Insider he was routinely working 90-hour weeks, personally filling in for missing hourly workers and managers, opening at one location and closing at another, all while frantically trying to hire new staff.
"It's total chaos," he said. "I've had to interview people while I'm working."
A decade ago it took just three weeks to fill a job on average, but that number has shot up to more than 7 weeks. At the same time, it seems that some employers are trying to find new hires who will do a job and a half while only paying for one.
And it's not only low-wage jobs where some employers appear to expect a lot more work for the same or less money.
When Dixon asked why there wasn't an additional position for a coordinator to help handle the workload, she was told there wasn't room in the budget.
"Even the very best team of five cannot possibly accomplish the same that things the mediocre team of 20 did," she added."
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I thought this was worth sharing only because I feel like companies aren't changing and I wonder how other people feel?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/companies-struggling-hire-retain-staff-113400255.html
"Job openings and employee quits are both at record highs, and it now takes on average of 7 weeks to fill a role.
A rising trend of "ghosting" in the hiring process is straining the individuals who remain.
Some employers are asking workers to do a job and a half while only paying for one.
Throughout June and July, Long told Insider he was routinely working 90-hour weeks, personally filling in for missing hourly workers and managers, opening at one location and closing at another, all while frantically trying to hire new staff.
"It's total chaos," he said. "I've had to interview people while I'm working."
A decade ago it took just three weeks to fill a job on average, but that number has shot up to more than 7 weeks. At the same time, it seems that some employers are trying to find new hires who will do a job and a half while only paying for one.
And it's not only low-wage jobs where some employers appear to expect a lot more work for the same or less money.
When Dixon asked why there wasn't an additional position for a coordinator to help handle the workload, she was told there wasn't room in the budget.
"Even the very best team of five cannot possibly accomplish the same that things the mediocre team of 20 did," she added."
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Companies struggling to hire and retain staff are dumping more work on existing employees - and it's driving a new wave of burnout
A rising trend of "ghosting" in the hiring process is putting additional strain on the individuals who are left to do the job of several people.
Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeks | US unions
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Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeks
From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions
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It's a marathon, not a sprint! Avoid burn out by taking time to care for yourself!
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Workers at all of Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants go on strike
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Workers at all of Kellogg’s U.S. cereal plants go on strike
Work at all of the Kellogg Company’s U.S. cereal plants came to a halt Tuesday as roughly 1,400 workers went on strike, but it wasn’t immediately clear how much the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company’s other iconic brands would be disrupted.
Companies paying millions to not raise salaries? (Shipping)
Paraphrased again.
My take on this is companies offered higher pay but only a little. Maybe they used to pay $22/hour, raised it to $25 and say they can't find people. If they offered $35 or $40 for drivers, $30 for warehouse, they'd likely find people.
If there are strikes they're trying to circumvent them imo.
Plus how long can they keep this up?
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmart-target-home-depot-and-other-large-retailers-are-chartering-ships-to-bypass-supply-chain-problems-will-the-strategy-save-christmas-11633455167?siteid=yhoof2
"With supply chain channels snarled by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, major retailers like Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc. are taking matters into their own hands, chartering ships to deliver goods in time for the important holiday season.
This is a very expensive thing,” said Michael Zimmerman, partner at global consulting firm Kearney, who says leasing ships is a solution for now. “If you’re a mid-size retailer or emerging fashion brand, you can’t rent your own ship.”
The cost to lease a ship runs from about $1 million to $2 million per month, according to Zimmerman, plus operating costs, including the cost of renting the containers, which can run in the hundreds of dollars. The biggest retailers are using between 500 and 1,500 containers per month.
Goods have been shifting to other ports, with imports through the ports of Seattle and Tacoma up 40.6% versus 2019 and imports through East Coast ports up 36.1% in the same period,” said Panjiva, the supply chain research unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence, in a report.
The supply chain situation the world finds itself in has never been seen before, even when taking the Great Depression into account, says Zimmerman.
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Paraphrased again.
My take on this is companies offered higher pay but only a little. Maybe they used to pay $22/hour, raised it to $25 and say they can't find people. If they offered $35 or $40 for drivers, $30 for warehouse, they'd likely find people.
If there are strikes they're trying to circumvent them imo.
Plus how long can they keep this up?
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmart-target-home-depot-and-other-large-retailers-are-chartering-ships-to-bypass-supply-chain-problems-will-the-strategy-save-christmas-11633455167?siteid=yhoof2
"With supply chain channels snarled by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, major retailers like Target Corp. and Home Depot Inc. are taking matters into their own hands, chartering ships to deliver goods in time for the important holiday season.
This is a very expensive thing,” said Michael Zimmerman, partner at global consulting firm Kearney, who says leasing ships is a solution for now. “If you’re a mid-size retailer or emerging fashion brand, you can’t rent your own ship.”
The cost to lease a ship runs from about $1 million to $2 million per month, according to Zimmerman, plus operating costs, including the cost of renting the containers, which can run in the hundreds of dollars. The biggest retailers are using between 500 and 1,500 containers per month.
Goods have been shifting to other ports, with imports through the ports of Seattle and Tacoma up 40.6% versus 2019 and imports through East Coast ports up 36.1% in the same period,” said Panjiva, the supply chain research unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence, in a report.
The supply chain situation the world finds itself in has never been seen before, even when taking the Great Depression into account, says Zimmerman.
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Walmart, Target, Home Depot and other large retailers are chartering ships to bypass supply chain problems. Will the strategy save…
Leasing a ship can cost millions per month, making it an option only for the retailers with the biggest financial resources
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Bank of America raises minimum wage to $21/hour
Getting closer!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bank-of-america-minimum-wage-21-an-hour/
"Bank of America is now paying its U.S. workforce at least $21 an hour — or nearly three times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which has not budged in a dozen years even though a majority of Americans support an increase.
The pay hike announced by the nation's second-biggest bank on Wednesday follows BofA's May pledge to pay its workers a minimum hourly wage of $25 by 2025. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender is also requiring its U.S. vendors pay their workers who are dedicated to the bank's business at least $15 an hour.
BofA's pay hike impacts a sizable number of its 174,000 workers in the U.S. and continues a trajectory that began with the bank raising its hourly minimum to $15 in 2017, then to $17 in 2019 and to $20 last year. "
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Getting closer!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bank-of-america-minimum-wage-21-an-hour/
"Bank of America is now paying its U.S. workforce at least $21 an hour — or nearly three times the federal minimum wage of $7.25, which has not budged in a dozen years even though a majority of Americans support an increase.
The pay hike announced by the nation's second-biggest bank on Wednesday follows BofA's May pledge to pay its workers a minimum hourly wage of $25 by 2025. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based lender is also requiring its U.S. vendors pay their workers who are dedicated to the bank's business at least $15 an hour.
BofA's pay hike impacts a sizable number of its 174,000 workers in the U.S. and continues a trajectory that began with the bank raising its hourly minimum to $15 in 2017, then to $17 in 2019 and to $20 last year. "
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Bank of America hikes its U.S. minimum wage to $21 an hour
Pay increase means workers at nation's second-biggest bank now make at least $43,680 a year, with benefits.
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September jobs report +194k vs 500k expectec
They expected 500k new hires. Got 194k. It is 41k less new hires than August.
Unemployment rate dropped from 5.2% to 4.8%. It was expected to be 5.1%.
Another way of saying this is they got 306,000 less new hires than they expected and the Unemployment rate is still 0.3% less than they expected. Less hires AND the % actively looking for work dropped. The participation rate is dropping.
All of this with unemployment ended Sept 6 AND kids back in school. Let's cross those off the list of reasons.
NOT. GOOD.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/september-jobs-report-labor-department-hiring-covid-2021-191337923.html
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They expected 500k new hires. Got 194k. It is 41k less new hires than August.
Unemployment rate dropped from 5.2% to 4.8%. It was expected to be 5.1%.
Another way of saying this is they got 306,000 less new hires than they expected and the Unemployment rate is still 0.3% less than they expected. Less hires AND the % actively looking for work dropped. The participation rate is dropping.
All of this with unemployment ended Sept 6 AND kids back in school. Let's cross those off the list of reasons.
NOT. GOOD.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/september-jobs-report-labor-department-hiring-covid-2021-191337923.html
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September jobs report: Economy adds back disappointing 194,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 4.8%
U.S. employers unexpectedly hired at a slower pace in September than in August.
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To those who don't support the movement due to lack of union backing: Stop waiting for Big Daddy Union to rescue you. If we depend on them, we'll never get anything done.
We're a year and a half into a pandemic and unions have only just started to involve themselves. If they were going to save us, they would have by now. If you have an idea for how to convince unions to strike, I'm all ears. But we can't sit around waiting for someone to do something.
Even if the strike fails miserably, everyone who so much as retweets a meme about it is doing infinitely more than those of you doing nothing but complaining that it will never work.
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We're a year and a half into a pandemic and unions have only just started to involve themselves. If they were going to save us, they would have by now. If you have an idea for how to convince unions to strike, I'm all ears. But we can't sit around waiting for someone to do something.
Even if the strike fails miserably, everyone who so much as retweets a meme about it is doing infinitely more than those of you doing nothing but complaining that it will never work.
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More than 130 countries agree to minimum 15% tax rate
This is actually I think a revolutionary change imo. Once in a lifetime type change.
Ireland agreed on Thursday and I've read case studies where companies HQ in Ireland due to low taxes.
It's not 25% but getting rid of tax shelters is so massive. It forces companies to create jobs in places like the US and UK. It forces them to pay at least 15% instead of 0.
I'm not an international tax guy but this seems massive.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ireland-buckles-pressure-joins-global-corporate-tax-deal-80472978
"FRANKFURT, Germany -- More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries.
The deal announced Friday is an attempt to address the ways globalization and digitalization have changed the world economy. It would allow countries to tax some of the earnings of companies located elsewhere that make money through online retailing, web advertising and other activities.
U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic."
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This is actually I think a revolutionary change imo. Once in a lifetime type change.
Ireland agreed on Thursday and I've read case studies where companies HQ in Ireland due to low taxes.
It's not 25% but getting rid of tax shelters is so massive. It forces companies to create jobs in places like the US and UK. It forces them to pay at least 15% instead of 0.
I'm not an international tax guy but this seems massive.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ireland-buckles-pressure-joins-global-corporate-tax-deal-80472978
"FRANKFURT, Germany -- More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries.
The deal announced Friday is an attempt to address the ways globalization and digitalization have changed the world economy. It would allow countries to tax some of the earnings of companies located elsewhere that make money through online retailing, web advertising and other activities.
U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic."
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More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make sweeping changes to how big, multinational companies are taxed in order to deter them from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens where they pay little or no tax
This is Times Square NYC Oct 16th (outside of this small subreddit nobody knows about Oct 15 general strike)
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Southwest airline strike - MSN is silent ! Major news outlets are not reporting the strike at all, that some say is air controllers others say is pilots.
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Southwest's Flight Cancelations Speculated to be Pilot Vaccine Strike
Southwest seems to be the only airline having as many issues this weekend.
Airline workers went on strike by just calling in sick and thousands of flights got cancelled. This October strike on the 15 is going to be epic.
Calling in sick is simple and most people can do this. Not just USA, but all around the world. I really hope it becomes a world wide strike.
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Calling in sick is simple and most people can do this. Not just USA, but all around the world. I really hope it becomes a world wide strike.
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Airline workers went on strike by just calling in sick and...
Calling in sick is simple and most people can do this. Not just USA, but all around the world. I really hope it becomes a world wide strike.