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Insanely frugal employer byu/coatedbraincells inmildlyinfuriating Under U.S. workplace safety rules (OSHA), employers are required to provide potable (safe drinking) water to employees. What the law actually requires OSHA regulations (29 CFR 1910.141) say employers must: Provide safe, potable drinking water Make it readily accessible during work hours Keep it sanitary Ensure employees are not charged …
US layoffs have reached recessionary levels, with employers announcing 1.21 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% YoY—the highest since the 2020 crisis. — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) January 22, 2026 Challenger report confirms: 1,206,374 layoffs in 2025 Up 58% from 2024 Highest annual total since 2020 https://www.cmegroup.com/education/events/econoday/2026/01/feed636507.html
Elon none of this changes anything until they start arresting employers — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) January 20, 2026
The system is quietly trapping everyone while pretending nothing’s wrong. According to the BLM's most recent numbers, private employers are reporting 13,500 job cuts a WEEK. These are PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. NOT GOVERNMENT JOBS. The BLM reports we are seeing the worst job numbers since 2008. If you can HONESTLY justify that, you're a lot of …
Its the law. Congress doesnt even have to do anything. Start fining anyone that does it and charge the companies that do it the most. Will only take a few and the rest will self correct. pic.twitter.com/AfX6b5Zeqz — MostlyHarmless (@harmless_human) November 17, 2025 ICE arrests over 1,000 in illegal immigrant employment crackdown The largest ICE …
Employers only lay off as a last resort after trying everything else. Rehiring happens slowly, if at all, when jobs are gone, it's hard to come back.with 25 or 50bps cuts, employers will not hire back these people they just let go simply because laying off people usually is the last option they do after …
They were promised mobility. They got a wall. The class of 2025 is walking into a labor market that is not just cold, it is punishing. Sherwood News reports: “The unemployment rate for recent college grads (aged 22 to 27) rose to 5.8% in March, the highest level in nearly four years.” That breaks the …
This is exactly how enforcement should work—crush the incentives for hiring illegals. Employers who cut corners by exploiting cheap, undocumented labor are complicit in the chaos. The Florida crash proves why Trump’s Self Deportation app and ICE partnerships are critical: they… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) August 21, 2025
Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, has made a stunning claim. According to him, the U.S. government pressures tech engineers to install backdoors in software—without informing their employers. This revelation, shared in an interview, has ignited concerns about privacy, surveillance, and the unseen forces shaping digital security. Durov explained that when he visited the U.S., cybersecurity agents …
🚨The US labor market is not healthy: The average weekly hours came at 34.2 in March, the second-lowest in 5 years. Americans work the least hours in aggregate since the 2020 crisis and in line with the Financial Crisis. This means employers reduced hours to avoid layoffs. pic.twitter.com/JaoH5rrna3 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) April 11, …
US: Bank prime loans & NFIB short-term loan rates Soon to fall? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/SLE8afYmoM — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) October 9, 2024 “The most recent surveys by the NFIB show that business conditions are deteriorating quickly for smaller companies that create about 65% of the jobs in the US. I could show you a dozen …
Robert Frick, an economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, mentioned that while employers may not be laying off many workers, they are indeed cutting back through other methods such as reducing hours and shifting workers to part-time as the economy slows. Labor costs have long been a significant issue for employers.They will continue to try …
Ghosting isn’t just for dating anymore. Now Gen Z are treating their would-be employers like bad dates and not showing up for job interviews or their first day on the job without as much as a phone call. Employment website Indeed surveyed 1,500 businesses and 1,500 working people in the U.K. and found that job …
The impact of spiking interest rates after more than 10 years of 0% is hitting. More here: Onset of the Economic Avalanche Becomes Clear Recession Warning: Employers Slash Staff at Record Pace Since 2009 The global business landscape is under strain, with the UK signaling a potential worldwide recession. A new survey reveals the …
Tiktoker claims to suffer from “time blindness” and blasts employers who make employees come on time. She wants to dismantle the system which says people should be on time pic.twitter.com/jbW6SccYJz — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 13, 2023 h/t PURA SANGRE