Re:The Great Resignation? More Like the Great Renegotiation
by MilnerRoute on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:41PM
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Maybe I should swap in the word "price increases" for inflation.
Gas prices are high now, but nobody expects them to stay at this level indefinitely. (And nobody expects the price of gas to stop increasing without then also dropping back down.) Supply-chain related price increases aren't permanent, and go in the other direction when the supply chain improves.
And the larger point is it's a positive development if workers really are able to renegotiate their compensation -- and that isn't entirely negated by slightly higher prices in January.
Gas prices are high now, but nobody expects them to stay at this level indefinitely. (And nobody expects the price of gas to stop increasing without then also dropping back down.) Supply-chain related price increases aren't permanent, and go in the other direction when the supply chain improves.
And the larger point is it's a positive development if workers really are able to renegotiate their compensation -- and that isn't entirely negated by slightly higher prices in January.