Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago

They’ve tried everything but paying more.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

No, no, they've paid more. The board just approved a 20% pay bump to the CEO for dropping labor costs over the last fiscal year. Told him "there's more where that came from" once he can figure out how to fill the staffing shortages.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The children yearn for the factories.

Also prisoners.

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