Demographics, International: Indians taking on many leadership roles in U.S. businesses
India has 5 times more people in the critical 20-29 age bracket. Stated another way, the top 20% of the young Indian cohort is the same size as that entire…
Demographics: Harvard Business Review – “The Global Population Is Aging”
This is spot on: According to the latest UN reports, two-thirds of the global population live in countries with below-replacement fertility rates, while average lifespans continue to grow. This means…
Demographics: Is there any field that doesn’t have a labor shortage?
The staffing shortages extend beyond physicians and nurses, and include technicians, respiratory therapists and other hard-to-fill jobs, Klibanski said. Source: Hospitals hitting capacity from RSV, flu, covid and staffing shortages…
You have not been in tech long enough: “I’ve been a licensed psychotherapist in Silicon Valley for the past decade, and I’ve never witnessed such an atmosphere of panic and insecurity amid the massive tech layoffs”
Annie Wright, who runs boutique trauma therapy center in the Bay Area, talks about what she’s seeing amid the massive tech layoffs. Source: I’ve been a licensed psychotherapist in Silicon…
Aviation: The real reason the U.S. has a pilot shortage?
Mentour pilot explains the background to the U.S. pilot shortage – and it may come down to union rules: How it works Legacy airlines (United, Delta, American) have high pilot…
Demographics: Why some might not support immigration
This text appears in the book Empty Planet (highly recommended): A 2016 Pew Research poll showed that 60 percent of Americans agreed with the statement that immigrants “strengthen our country…
Global: Having global skills is essential for a tech career
Microsoft sent me a job ad for a Program Manager, posted on LinkedIn. I clicked through to read the description, and below that, they featured Microsoft employees and links to…
Business: Tech’s “up or out” culture
Meta, parent of FB and IG, is putting some workers on a “30 day list” during which they can try to find another job in the company, or they are…
Demographics 54: Economist argues for expansion of immigration to the U.S.
He acknowledges the root cause: It’s hard for the government to increase the share of adults who are working, and there’s little that can be done in the short term…
Automation: Fast food burger flippers already automated
When I have been in fast food outlets, I see that most employ 6 to 10 staff. Depends on the type of operation and the time of day. Due to…