Tag: economics

The Pandemic’s Impact on the Workforce

There’s lots of coverage of the “Great Resignation” triggered by the never-ending pandemic. CNN has provided more insight about how that is especially true among older people who

Saturday Snap – Gift Ideas for the Beatles Fan In Your Life (Hint, Hint)

“The Lyrics” is $75 at Costco? Holy crap! You can get like eight giant jars of dill pickles for that kind of money! 😉

Music Monday – “Well, there’s people and more people/What do they know-know-know/Go to work in some high rise/And vacation down at the Gulf of Mexico, ooh yeah”

Hard to believe it’s been two years since we moved into our new house – time flies but a good reminder that time is pretty meaningless in the

Friday Fun Link – 110 Random Facts I Had To Double Check To Believe

I asked my daughter what I should post for this week’s Friday Fun Link and she said “Search up ‘fun facts’ on YouTube”. This was the first result…

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Employees First, Customers Second”

I usually post a picture for Throwback Thursday but for something different today, I thought I’d post a different type of “throwback”. I was recently talking with someone

Great Attraction or Great Attrition? It’s Up To Employers…

Some of the society-shifting impacts of Covid are being seen most clearly in workplaces. A lot depends on whether managers and leaders are able to shift their thinking…

Music Monday – “This is where we test out our replacement needs/This is where we’re knitting mitts for refugees/This is where we medicate in bathroom stalls/This is where we call home from a payphone down the hall”

On Feb 25, 2019, Winnipeg’s Millennium Library installed airport-style security screening. This led to a massive drop in attendance. Many no longer feel welcome in this free public

Saturday Snap – Spud Drug Deal?

My coworker hooked me up with a guy selling discounted 50lb bags of oversized and misshapen potatoes (who, of course, turns out to be a regular at my

Liveblogging the 2021 Canadian Federal Election #elxn44 #skpoli #canpoli #cndpoli

Okay, did this a couple elections ago for #Elxn42 but don’t think I did the last election. But no big plans tonight other than a stiff rye &

Saturday Snap – I Won The Lottery! (sorta)

I know lottery tickets are a waste of money but I buy them for a few reasons: 1) Lottery money helps fund a lot of great organizations including

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