Yet many workers are also seeking something else: a career path, not a dead-end job. In recent months, companies have struggled to fill jobs for tasks like waiting on tables, stocking shelves or flipping burgers. For many workers, the issue is less about bargaining for more money in a tight labor market than about finding a job with a brighter future. Major employers of lower-wage hourly workers including Walmart, Chipotle and Amazon have announced improvements to their tuition and training programs. Even Amazon, which has huge turnover among workers in its warehouses, has started to talk more about helping improve its employees’ long-term prospects.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2021 09:00 UTC