Weekly Insights
This week we invite ministry leaders to reflect upon new data around young people and the labor market, and how they are reshaping the workplace of today and tomorrow.
As the pandemic recedes and businesses attempt to return to normal, the phenomenon of “Quiet Quitting” has been in the news with some frequency. But what if the many articles discussing the issue are missing a crucial point—rather than apathy or burnout, what if it is driven by a renewed sense of labor consciousness? That is, what if young people are slowing down and doing the bare minimum at work because they think they are not adequately compensated for services rendered?
New data indicate that this is precisely the case, and with recent labor wins at Amazon, Starbucks, UPS, and more, the impact of labor consciousness among young people is having an increasingly important role in workplace dynamics. How can we as clergy support young people as they explore these issues in the workplace? How can we engage them over issues of fair labor practices and just compensation? What do these trends mean for the church today?
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