The Great Resignation (BBC)

[ergophobe]

I guess that's what they're calling it. Not the Great Recession we all (many of us anyway) thought was coming, but the Great Resignation

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210629-the-great-resignation-how-employers-drove-workers-to-quit
The Great Resignation: How employers drove workers to quit

[Brad]

> Mark Cuban

The article mentions him.  I was most impressed with his Tweets and blog posts early in the pandemic when nobody really knew much about how the virus was spread.  Companies were taking the lead and shutting down, but his common theme through all that was about staying calm and trying to find ways for companies to stand by employees, kindness, protect them and invest in their welfare.  This at a time when leadership from Washington was near zero.

And even though it wasn't his idea, he helped spread the word to help the mom and pop businesses that had depended on the workers coming to work.  He started reimbursing employees for lunches bought at mom and pop's as an example. All that got swept aside as government lockdowns went into place.

[ergophobe]

Do you think he'll run for president in 2024? It always feels like he's testing the waters. I don't know much about him, but it seems he would be a solid candidate based on name recognition, actual (ahem) business success, a good presence in interviews and, AFAIK, relatively low negatives.

[rcjordan]

>2024

Seems (relatively) clean.

What you shouldn't forget about Mark Cuban's role in Mavericks sexual harassment scandal
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2018/09/19/what-you-shouldn-t-forget-about-mark-cuban-s-role-in-mavericks-sexual-harassment-scandal/

[Brad]

>2024

I could see him running for governor or senator,  but not president.  He's not a seasoned politician and that's what is needed to operate in Wash. He needs seasoning.

Also, even the most cutthroat, hard nosed American businessman is a wimp compared to people like Putin and Xi.  Communists don't compromise.  If they can't get away with something now, they lay in wait until the time is right.  The only reason they understand is that you are way more powerful than they are and you are willing to use it.

[rcjordan]

These industries are impacted most by the Great Resignation

https://www.fastcompany.com/90654925/these-industries-are-being-impacted-most-by-the-great-resignation

[ergophobe]

It's a different world of nobody wants to work healthcare, retail and hospitality, but those are entirely predictable. I didn't think about the tech and manufacturing resignations being fueled by the demand side.