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gulliver

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21. We need more legal immigration and less Republican harassment of these folks

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sun Oct 9, 2022, 12:57 PM

Oct 2022

More legal immigration would help take some of the stress out of the job by adding more hands to do the work. As usual, I'd argue that a 32-hour workweek would also help...everyone.

And the stories of Republicans (at the behest of MAGA) harassing medical workers and teachers—not to mention flight attendants and everyone else—tell us where some of the burnout comes from. Jerks.

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Teachers, Nurses, and Child-Care Workers Have Had Enough [View all] Celerity Oct 2022 OP

Surprised it hasn't happened sooner. 2naSalit Oct 2022 #1

this is a back-of-the-hand calculation from my end, but I wager you had the first big shake out Celerity Oct 2022 #3

What A Shithole Country America Has Become SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #2

Well, look at the bright side, the big Medicare Advantage execs are making so much dosh that, even Celerity Oct 2022 #4

Looks like it's... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Oct 2022 #5

Kick dalton99a Oct 2022 #6

Professional females in nursing and teaching BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #7

+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #10

Disrespect alone is huge. Our DIL returned to teaching special ed students Hortensis Oct 2022 #22

I wish her luck and strength. BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #24

In the past these periods have burned themselves out so that Hortensis Oct 2022 #25

Demographics factors in as well Metaphorical Oct 2022 #8

People are going to have to pay more for child care and education MichMan Oct 2022 #11

You can but bleed people so much before the system starts to crater. 'You'll just have to pay more' Celerity Oct 2022 #12

That is the standard response for every single other employer having trouble hiring employees MichMan Oct 2022 #13

You do not need the wage increases so much if the care is government subsidised. Celerity Oct 2022 #14

Schools are funded with property and sales taxes MichMan Oct 2022 #16

You keep talking about wage increases whilst I am talking about reducing the costs of care (child, Celerity Oct 2022 #17

I thought the OP was about lack of people in those professions due to low pay? MichMan Oct 2022 #18

I was just working off of the natural flow in our colloquy Celerity Oct 2022 #19

I worked with children in a medical capacity. I burned out fast once Covid hit. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #15

Librarians, too nt XanaDUer2 Oct 2022 #20

We need more legal immigration and less Republican harassment of these folks gulliver Oct 2022 #21

Women are under-valued, even now in the 21st century lindysalsagal Oct 2022 #23