Prepare for these goods to be hard to find
If you’re new to the issue with the global shipping disruption, or you aren’t sure why this is happening, I wrote a lengthy piece titled, Why You Should Be Very Worried About The Supply Chain.
Currently, an estimated 500,000 shipping containers…
I just want to write.
Dear Writing Platforms:
I thought what we writers want would be evident since the decision makers are members of the guild. Apparently, someone needs to spell it out because currently many platforms are jockeying for our content. …
Items that are hard to find — or soon will be
This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of shortages not listed here, please leave a comment and a source.
The supply chain disruptions are beginning to affect the supply chain, like the ouroboros serpent eating its tail. …
Failure to raise wages destabilized the labor market & now it’s a crisis
The ongoing mess in the supply chain is a direct result of Congress failing to raise the minimum wage in years past — a dozen to be exact. …
It’s hanging by a thread and killing the economy
Since the onset of COVID, consumers have been experiencing disruptions in the supply chain. The bad news is that it’s going to get worse.
The media and government don’t want the public to panic when they encounter empty store shelves, but it’s impossible to ignore that the shortages at the…
Don’t call it a labor shortage — it’s a loss of employer privilege
For too long, employers have valued the job over the worker and now their obliviousness is biting them in the ass.
Companies wrongly believe products or services make them money, not the workers who produce what they sell. …
Professionalism should be a two-way street
Now is the time for wage earners to put a stop to being coerced into unfair work arrangements based on an imbalance of power at the hands of exploitative employers.
Workers should start by abandoning this notion that they owe companies a two-week notice when they resign. Instead, employers should…
Soon we will have to decide which communities we will save
In the very near future, global warming will force us to decide which communities we abandon and those we save. Millions of residents in affected areas may be the last to know if their region will win or lose the debate.
Ultimately, it may be big money that chooses. Real…
The greying of power in business and politics
We have made little progress on climate change due to the disproportionate number of elderly leaders in positions of power.
Perhaps it is time we have a frank discussion how older decision makers are preventing the world from dealing with our climate crisis so we may prepare for the realities…
