[ChicagoConservative27]

Are they finding better jobs or what?? Going on the dole?

[NWFree]

They found out work took effort 🤪

[Fai Mao]

If they are like me, they went Gault.

[bertmerc1]

I’m 65 and I still have recruiters contacting me.

[Theoria]

Better jobs. Economist*[some] are already blaming workers for inflation.

[real saxophonist]

My place lost 16 people last month. I will withhold comment on why.

[Dundee]

The Baby Boomer retirement wave is expected to start peaking this year and into next. Remember, the Baby Boomer generation is (or so to be was) the largest chunk of the workforce and they are the dominate demographic in a number of industries especially primary industries like agriculture.

[eyeamok]

With Gas this expensive why work if the gubmint largesse pays you to sit home and hit the pipe while jacking off to video games?

[LambSlave]

They are finding they can make the same money without the commute, office politics and other BS and are working remotely. I have a lead role in a very critical and interesting project, that in the past would have attracted folks from everywhere to be a part of... it requires working at onsite facilities and some travel. I have asked many very talented candidates and junior employees why they weren’t interested and the answer was always the same... sure it was exciting, fascinating, and a promotion, and in the past they would have jumped at the chance. But now, post COVID, ultimately they would rather spend time home with their family and pets, and the money spent on transportation, wardrobe, arrangements for when they are on the road, etc. more than offset the additional pay from the promotion. The world of work will need to re-think compensation if we want to find and retain the best talent for important work.

[tallyhoe]

Are they finding better jobs or what?? Going on the dole?

I thought Dole passed away..

[waterhill]

I quit my job.....

Only to land another one with more pay.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Communism is taking hold. Free money is the biggest threat to the American REPUBLIC.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Probably got tired of spending all that time at home working.

[Sir_Humphrey]

I can only speak for the corporate world because that is the only work environment I know.

Corporate America needs to wise up and offer, at the very least, a hybrid work situation where people can work from home 2 or 3 days a week and then come in the office the remainder of the time. I left the corporate world years ago and now am in semi retirement and work from an "office" in my home. There is no need to be in the office 5 days a week. The thought of commuting 5 days a week turns my stomach.

[central_va]

The data also showed 11.5 million jobs available, indicating a continued advantage for workers as companies and industries across the country – from airlines to teachers- struggle with staffing shortages because they refuse to increase base pay and raise starting salaries for new employees.

Fixed it.

[central_va]

If you want workers - PAY MORE.

That was easy....