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Workers are the unhappiest they've been in 3 years—and it can cost the global economy $8.8 trillion (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Rekhyt@beehaw.org to c/socialism@beehaw.org

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Just remember, any time the media says "the economy" they mean "rich people". Workers being exploited and abused is an issue, but clearly the problem is its impact on the economy and not, y'know, people.

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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Engaged employees boost business performance through higher profits and less turnover. However, disengaged staff costs the global economy an estimated $8.8 trillion annually in lost productivity.

The fact that this report states unhappy workers are bad for business because they're not as productive is part of the reason people are unhappy. People being unhappy should be enough of a reason to change things.