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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/economy@lemmy.world

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[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They’ve tried everything but paying more.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, no, they've paid more. The board just approved a 20% pay bump to the CEO for dropping labor costs over the last fiscal year. Told him "there's more where that came from" once he can figure out how to fill the staffing shortages.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The children yearn for the factories.

Also prisoners.