When stocks and home values surged during the pandemic, retirement portfolios boomed, leading at least one early retiree to ask: “Why the hell am I still working?” He was far from alone.
  • king_dead@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    No one has ever wanted to work retail/service. And why would they? Customers can abuse employees with immunity and employers have a de facto dictatorial control over your life and the worst brag about how theyre eager to replace you

    • anji@lemmy.anji.nlOP
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      1 year ago

      “No one” in the US perhaps. Customers look down on retail workers, and feel free to abuse them, because they are so economically disempowered. A nation which pays retail workers a fair wage is also a nation where retail workers are treated (somewhat) better.