Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?

Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by forz877 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:03AM (#28017756)

That's the narrative a lot of these people living in the flyover states are fed on repeat 24/7.

You'd think NYC , SF, LA were third world countries according to them. You can tell right from his comment why he likely doesn't have a job.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by dbattaglia on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:31AM (#28017977)

My wife and I have both been hearing this narrative from coworkers outside of where we live (in NYC), asking if we're living in a ghost town or warzone. It feels strange.

By the way I think the term "flyover state" is probably a bit offensive to folks that happen to live outside of coastal cities.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by forz877 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:43AM (#28018541)

It's bizarre but if you see the content they are watching and are fed it begins to make sense. They're never exposed to these places so they never have an opportunity to think for themselves.

Often times when I've gone to more rural/southern areas it's amazing how kind the people are - I think on both sides people just forget that there are just regular folk everywhere. The politics attempts to dehumanize.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by bachmeier on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:49AM (#28018584)

> By the way I think the term "flyover state" is probably a bit offensive to folks that happen to live outside of coastal cities.

It's not. It is, however, a certain way to get us to ignore anything you have to say.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by forz877 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @12:39PM (#28019633)

That's already happening anyway.

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