We have a lot of people retiring or walking away from traditional jobs. Seems like a real cultural change for America and I don’t see anyone talking about what’s really going on. I don’t see it as economics as much as it may be psychological. I think a lot of people just don’t want to participate in a system they perceive as broken.
I witness numerous retirements and departures. The retirees could have left a few years ago and are now asking themselves, "why am I putting up with this?" Those who are left behind are beyond frustrated with the workload and are departing as well.
The Democrat Riots of 2020 were an eye opener for a lot of people. They saw how many white people were out rioting and looting. People ask themselves, "why am I busting my ass for these corrupt politicians to give my money to their foot soldiers out there looting and burning down U.S. cities?"
I also see problems that started more than a decade ago, where the U.S. government's suppression of tech earnings has created situations where the technology needed can't be met and the service level is regressing. Things that were figured out in the 1990s reappear as though brand new because the code writers and technicians who knew the answers left the industry and their replacements have a fraction of the skill and knowledge. Workers, even outside of IT, are sick and tired of dealing with broken systems and processes that management is unwilling or unable to fix.
I've spent the last two days going back and forth with Customer Service trying to order something online but the company has a problem with their web form. A web form - something figured out more than two decades ago yet this company can't get it to work right. Multiply that again and again and it's no wonder workers have had it.
Well said. That’s what I’m talking about.
Once upon a time, “the rat race” sort of seemed worth it. Work hard, and you make the world a better place, and you get a nice life. But that ship seems to have sailed. I see just about everything getting worse, and the people who seem to benefit the most are the people who are actively trying to make it worse. I just don’t see the point any more.