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Economy

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,269 posts)

1. I have been giving bigger tips to those who do work.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2022, 07:00 AM

May 2022

Be they Lyft drivers, wait staffers at eateries, my hair stylist of 27 years who has to drive over 30 miles to her job, etc. They appreciate the extra money as they need it.

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'Unretirement' is becoming a hot new trend in the sizzling U.S. labor market [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

I have been giving bigger tips to those who do work. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #1

I have been doing the same thing. Irish_Dem May 2022 #2

I know a couple people that retired in the last year that went back to work. They doc03 May 2022 #3

the great over 50 layoff YoniCat May 2022 #4

I agree! Backseat Driver May 2022 #10

Seniors being FORCED to have to return to work to survive is a "Hot new trend"? CousinIT May 2022 #5

I've been trying to unretire to deal with rising cost of living. jmbar2 May 2022 #6

As a senior all I can find are "gig economy" jobs RainCaster May 2022 #7

Its understandable - since the start of the year, the stock market is down over 20% progree May 2022 #8

CBS News poll today: Americans feel uneasy as economic concerns grow, progree May 2022 #9

The Big Business inflation gambit is paying off peppertree May 2022 #11