Economists say the labor market is strong — but job seekers don't share that confidence. Here's why
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More than half of unemployed adults say they are burned out from searching for a new job. Experts suggest it might be due to the cooling labor market.
  • _sideffect@lemmy.world
    371·
    6 months ago

    What I saw the other day:

    Lead software engineer - salary $25 an hour

    That’s why people don’t want to work.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      103·
      6 months ago

      Salary is a scam to get people to work unpaid overtime and never really getting to clock off. It’s effectively making an employee always on-call.

      Honestly, I don’t think it matters how much you get paid, if you are expected to work beyond 40 hours a week, you deserve extra compensation for doing so.