The reason employees aren't returning to work in America [video]

Re:The reason employees aren't returning to work in America ... by iso1210 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @03:38PM (#28587223)

Two parents work 5 days a week because family houses cost so much they're unaffordable unless you have two parents working.

If the norm was instead working 2/3 days a week for less pay, there would be less money to spend on houses, so prices would come down (because the money that's charged is what can be afforded)

But part time jobs are nowhere near as common as full time jobs - especially for professionals.

Having parents looking after kids is a far better solution than outsourcing parenting to an external company, but it's far less profitable, and reduces things like GDP and stock markets, which is bad.

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Re:The reason employees aren't returning to work in America ... by RHSeeger on Sunday September 19, 2021 @05:58PM (#28588322)

> Having parents looking after kids is a far better solution than outsourcing parenting to an external company

I don't necessarily agree with this. If the people/company that is looking after the children can do a good job, then it's far more efficient to have multiple children per person (company) vs 1-2 per person (parent). Plus (some of) the people that work for the company generally have an education that supports good developmental growth for the children under their care.

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Re:The reason employees aren't returning to work in America ... by hirako2000 on Sunday September 19, 2021 @04:01PM (#28587415)

You summarised the issue quite well.

We could have both parents work part-time, and make everyone happy. But we want the GDP to go up, not down, throw more people and hours into the system, at the expense of children (our future they say) well-being.

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