Royal Farms Offers $500 Signing Bonus As Labor Shortage Intensifies
By Tyler Durden Baltimore-based Royal Farms, a privately owned chain of more than 200 convenience stores throughout Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia, is…
Employment
“Biden’s Trillions” Spark Historic Labor Shortage: Record 42% Of Businesses Can’t Fill Job Openings
By Tyler Durden Last week we made a remarkable observation: despite some 100 million Americans not in the labor force (of which 94 million do…
Serbian Freelancers Protest New Retroactive Tax That Threatens To Push Thousands Into Poverty
By Tamara Petrovic Around two thousand citizens of Serbia took to the streets of Belgrade on April 8 to protest a new tax scheme that…
This Economic Depression Has Left Very Deep Economic Scars All Over America
By Michael Snyder The last 12 months have been pure hell for the U.S. economy. According to Oxxford Information Technology, approximately 4 million U.S. businesses…
Why Millennials’ DIY Approach to Finances Has so Much Upside
Op-Ed by Chloe Anagnos Millennials and Gen X are “worlds apart” when it comes to how they manage their finances. While Gen Xers own more…
Meet “Stretch” — The Warehouse-Worker Union-Busting Robot From Boston Dynamics
By Tyler Durden Boston Dynamics on Monday revealed a new warehouse robot called “Stretch,” designed to move 800 boxes per hour, equivalent to a typical human employee….
Americans’ Income Collapsed By Most On Record In February
By Tyler Durden After the extreme surge in income and spending in January (as government handouts gushed across the nation), analysts expected February to see…
Amazon Delivery Drivers Forced to Sign “Biometric Consent” Form or Lose Job
By Lauren Kaori Gurley Amazon delivery drivers nationwide have to sign a “biometric consent” form this week that grants the tech behemoth permission to use…
The Great COVID Migration: 31% Of Young Adults Relocated During The Pandemic
By Tyler Durden The great Covid Migration of 2020 and 2021 for people between 18 and 21 continues. We have extensively documented the exodus from…
Meet “Digit,” A Humanoid Robot Testing Package Delivery From Curb To Doorstep
By Tyler Durden The virus pandemic has accelerated the push by some companies to develop driverless automobiles for deliveries. But there’s a common problem developing…
Robo-Waiters Prove To Be A Necessity For Contactless Portland-Area Bistro
By Tyler Durden About one year into the virus pandemic, the return to normalcy for the restaurant industry is unlikely. More than 100,000 restaurants have…
A Whopping 91% Of US Restaurants Will Invest In Kitchen Automation, Says Survey
By Tyler Durden The virus pandemic did not change the trajectory of where the restaurant industry was headed, but it did force years of change…
Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Drive-Thru Orders At This Fast-Food Restaurant
By Tyler Durden Today, the warning is that no low-skilled job is safe from being displaced by automation and artificial intelligence. For example, humans taking…
Kroger Not Requiring Employees to Get COVID Vaccine but Will Give Them $100 to Take It
By B.N. Frank Last I heard, COVID-19 vaccines are still considered to be experimental, some recipients have experienced side effects – even death – after…