The refrain: “Create good jobs!” But like, do executives and founders WANT to do that?
We keep saying the same stuff about “repairing the economy,” but the people pulling the levers don’t seem to want that. Continue Reading
Labor
Here’s the most depressing American jobs-related paragraph you’ll read today
From here: In the immediate excitement of announcing 288,000 “jobs,” most commentary, taking its tone from President Obama’s “we’re making progress” statement, ignored or glossed over the real story: The disturbing trend to lower-quality, part-time jobs. Last month the ranks… Continue Reading
Dov Charney and the moving target of cheap labor
Dov Charney is the CEO of American Apparel and, for what it’s worth, he once masturbated in front of a reporter. (Just thought we’d get that out of the way quickly.) Right now, American Apparel’s stock is trading under $1, so suffice… Continue Reading