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Why workers quit working / David Dayen

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🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Writer David Dayen on his article "The Great Escape" for The American Prospect, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen picks egg over chicken. https://prospect.org/labor/great-escape-why-workers-quitting-pandemic-trauma/

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0:00.0

Who knew Bill Evans can make good children's music?

0:02.0

Great way to introduce you can do it. A lot of this time.

0:14.0

Make it now. And then.

0:23.0

The

0:25.0

Make it back! This is hell.

0:37.0

hell.

0:41.0

The planets on fire, so yes, this is hell many workers in the United States are in the midst of what is being called the great resignation.

0:52.0

That is, they figured out during lockdown that their

0:54.6

job sucked and they wanted more out of life than low wages, few benefits,

0:59.1

instability, and being treated poorly by their bosses who were making far more money than they ever would.

1:05.6

Once in lockdown and realizing that they could have done their job from home all along, they

1:10.5

wondered why all the commuting and time away from home, family, and loved ones was necessary in the first place.

1:17.0

After a few months of working at home, many realized their work was not rewarding.

1:22.0

As our guest today rights people simply want to spend

1:26.0

that time getting the dignity and respect denied to them for so long. Once

1:32.0

workers came to the conclusion that dignity and respect was missing from their place of

1:36.2

employment, many engage in what is being called the great resignation, quitting their jobs

1:41.0

and pursuing a livelihood that makes them happier and feel better. quitting their

1:45.0

and pursuing a livelihood that makes them happier and feel better not only about themselves, but about their future.

1:49.0

It's not that there is a labor shortage, it's that there is a surplus of really, really bad jobs

1:56.0

where workers are paid little with few benefits while being treated horribly in

2:00.6

the workplace. It's as if there's been a great awakening like the

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