Why It Still Feels Like Recession To 95% Of America

[dickthegrouch]

31. What did we expect?

For the entire 30 years I've been a worker there have been layoffs and reductions in force. The job hasn't changed, those who are still working have to be even more efficient and more focussed to get the same amount of work performed by one as used to be done by three.
The production engineers have been stellar at automating factories and reducing the need for (relatively) unskilled labor.

However, none of our brilliant planners and bosses predicted the overall reduction in jobs this would produce. I grew up hearing that the goal was a life of leisure and humanitarian pursuits. The only picture I have of a boss is someone with his (sorry ladies, they were always men) feet on the desk while the workplace hums along with no crises, panics or distractions.

Reality hits and they still have no plans or answers. It's infuriating.

(Full disclosure, I've just crossed three months out of work).