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kibiz0r , to U.S. News in Under Biden, U.S. economic growth becomes the ‘envy of the world’
kibiz0r , to Work Reform in Young job seekers are finding it tougher to find employment, despite a bustling labor market: 'It was brutal'

Economic reporting in 2024: “People report feeling ‘homeless’ and ‘starving’ despite plenty of spreadsheets with big numbers in them”

kibiz0r , to Work Reform in U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds

You ask someone “How’s life?” they’re likely to say “Alright” or “Not bad”.

You ask “How’s the knee doing?” or “You still saving for that cruise?” and you’ll get a much more detailed answer which may completely contradict the original “Not bad”.

kibiz0r , to Work Reform in What kind of institutional gaslighting is this?

There’s a great reply to this in the same publication: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2024/04/27/quiet-quitters-or-good-workers/

Sir, – I read with interest Olive Keogh’s article (“Quiet quitting: You always had workers who did 9-5 but it’s a creeping malaise, employers say”, April 25th).

The article defines working one’s contract hours as a form of quitting, a contortion of fact that I have struggled to grasp since laying eyes on it.

It is asserted that employees are obliged to put in extra hours, do additional work and recalibrate their work-life balance for the “benefits” of social capital, “wellbeing” and career success.

I have a novel proposal. Pay employees in actual capital for the additional time they are expected to work.

Dispense with the relaxation classes on their lunch breaks and the sweet treats and the tokenistic attitude of management to the labour that drives their business.

Instead, resource staff sufficiently to complete work within business hours, respect the rights of staff to a fulfilling life not defined by their day jobs, and stop using gaslighting terms like “quiet quitting” for fulfilling the terms of their contract of employment.

This may seem radical to those managers who have been around the block, but KPIs (key performance indicators) don’t spend time with my loved ones nor do they put food on the table. – Yours, etc,

SHANE FITZPATRICK,

Dublin 7.

kibiz0r , to Work Reform in 'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to do

What a way to make a livin

kibiz0r , to U.S. News in Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don't correspond with gender assigned at birth | CNN

It’s probably specifically because they wanted to punt the intersex issue to the court system. Talking about chromosomes is too specific and measurable. Talking about sex in terms of being associated with gametes makes it more subjective.

kibiz0r , to U.S. News in Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don't correspond with gender assigned at birth | CNN

The bill defines female as “a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex which has the specific reproductive role of producing eggs” and male as “a person belonging, at birth, to the biological sex which has the specific reproductive role of producing sperm.”

1.7% of the population is intersex, so where do they fit in?

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