Brian Bouser, 22, says his recent experiences in the workforce have prompted him to go into business for himself. Brian Bouser
All of the quiet quitting rolling through the country is starting to make some real economic noise.
Data now shows that the U.S. workforce is not as productive as just a year ago — it seems people are not producing as much in the hours between clocking in and clocking out each day.
Data now shows that the U.S. workforce is not as productive as just a year ago — it seems people are not producing as much in the hours between clocking in and clocking out each day.
In the end, this could have a profound effect on the country's well-being, according to economists.
For Brian Bouser, 22, questions about how much effort to put in at work began when he received a text in the middle of art history class at the University of Louisville last year.
For Brian Bouser, 22, questions about how much effort to put in at work began when he received a text in the middle of art history class at the University of Louisville last year.
His boss at the car rental company where he made $25 an hour informed him his pay was going down to $13.50 an hour, without any explanation.
Bouser learned that all of his colleagues had seen their wages basically cut in half, and at a moment when companies were desperate for workers and pay was rising across the country.
Bouser learned that all of his colleagues had seen their wages basically cut in half, and at a moment when companies were desperate for workers and pay was rising across the country.
Still, he said that in his short time in the American workforce, where he'd already been laid off from another job at the beginning of the pandemic, he knew this is just how it goes with companies. READ MORE...
