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in title, tags, annotations or urlWhy is the great resignation happening? - Quartz - 0 views
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Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on people who left their jobs shows that people working in transportation and manufacturing quit at a lower rate than people working in professional and business services, and below the overall private industry average. Among industries with lower wages, hospitality did see a high level of resignation and job changes, though the industry typically has very high turnover (up to 70% to 80% yearly).
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Nikolaidis’s research shows that some of the strongest determinants of lower mood after covid-19 were external social circumstances, including income or economic distress, as well as the person’s mental and socioeconomic conditions prior to the pandemic. People working in low-wage and hourly jobs have long expressed significant stress associated to their work, and their burnout epidemic arguably pre-dates covid-19.
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The US administration seems aware of the looming crisis, and has proposed a mental health strategy with an overall budget of about $1 billion for 2023, to provide mental health services, recruit a mental health workforce, provide support to frontline health workers, and strengthen the role of community behavioral health clinics.
Office Oasis: When The Workplace Doubles As A Space To Unwind (PHOTOS) - 1 views
The Unintended (and Deadly) Consequences of Living in the Industrialized World | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine - 0 views
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The Cheapest Generation - Derek Thompson and Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic - 1 views
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What would it mean for museums if indeed the next generation buys fewer homes and cars? My first thought is a struggling construction and auto industry - and will that affect donations/sponsorships... but I'm sure there are more ramifications (let's make sure we have ample bike parking and bus stops!)...
How wearable tech goes from geek fad to mega-trend - 0 views
Transmaterial - Materials that redefine our physical environment - 0 views
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An amazing array of materials. For example, Ecor is a 100% USDA-certified bio-based material composite that ...transforms abundant, low cost cellulose fiber resources such as paper, newsprint, cardboard, or agricultural fibers into finished products. Ecor is both a flexible and durable material with a variety of potential applications across multiple industries, including interior design, exhibition design, theater, arts and crafts, and packaging.
Chromatography Consumables, Vials Septum - 0 views
An anthropologist explains how hackers are changing the definition of freedom - 0 views
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Coleman argues that two cultures have been colliding in the United States for years — the culture of hacking and the culture of intellectual property favored by the entertainment industry. Yet this clash has taken place in the shadow realm of code, intellectual rights, and things that glow in the night. The combatants and their weaponry sport strange monikers: Warez, Debian GNU, SOPA. They are fighting for nothing less than what Lawrence Lessig calls the "future of ideas," what it means to be a free individual, and the nature of that elusive beast, software, which is pushing the wave of the future.
Baby Boomer Trends That Could Impact You | JobsInNJ.com Article - 0 views
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Older Baby Boomers slated for retirement could create many new future job openings - if they decide to leave the job market at age 65. But that's a big "if." Several trends are now pointing toward delayed retirement due to increased personal expenses, better health and the desire to stay working - at least part-time - beyond age 65. For whatever reason, Baby Boomers are staying in the workforce longer than previous generations.
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The BLS also predicts that the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry is expected to grow by 15 percent by 2018, with most of the growth in the amusement, gambling, and recreation sector.
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Job growth is projected to stem partially from retired Baby Boomers who have more leisure time, more disposable income and more concern with being physically fit than the generations before them - all driving a need for more recreational programs.
Museum 2.0: Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age - 1 views
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Quitting is just half the story: the truth behind the 'Great Resignation' | US unemployment and employment data | The Guardian - 1 views
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“quits”, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls them, hit a high in September, with over 4.3 million people leaving their jobs, and was followed by a modest reduction of that trend in October and November.
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n Tuesday the labor department said there were 10.6m job openings at the end of November and 6.9 million unemployed people – 1.5 jobs per unemployed person. The number of quits hit a new high of 4.5m.
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The top reasons cited by experts continue to be lack of adequate childcare and health concerns about Covid
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