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For Retail Workers, Omicron Disruptions Aren’t Just About Health

By Sapna Maheshwari and Michael Corkery Source: The New York Times Long checkout lines. Closed fitting rooms. Empty shelves. Shortened store hours. Plus the dread of contracting the coronavirus and yet another season of skirmishes with customers who refuse to wear masks. A weary retail work force is experiencing the [...]

richie2022-01-11T16:26:05+00:00January 11th, 2022|Tags: COVID-19, omicron, retail workers|

Retail workers are quitting at record rates for higher-paying work: ‘My life isn’t worth a dead-end job’

By Abha Bhattarai Source: The Washington Post Retail workers, drained from the pandemic and empowered by a strengthening job market, are leaving jobs like never before. Americans are ditching their jobs by the millions, and retail is leading the way with the largest increase in resignations of any sector. Some [...]

richie2021-06-21T21:07:24+00:00June 21st, 2021|Tags: quitting, retail workers|