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It’s Been Almost Two and a Half Years…

…and what a strange journey this has been.

I won’t say it’s not kind of weird being back here after everything that happened. In some ways it’s like we never left (I still instinctively question whether I turned off the alarm before opening the rear door to let the dogs out), but in other ways, because so much of the interior has been replaced/painted/upgraded, it’s almost like moving into a new house. One thing Ben and I emphatically agree upon is that despite everything, this place is Home.

It’s not been easy. The place was still far from move-in ready when we arrived with the movers a week ago, but we had no choice. Now, a week later (as I’m sure you can tell from my lack of posts) we’re moved in and a lot of the work that wasn’t done a week ago has been completed…but we’re still nowhere near unpacked.

Adding to the chaos is the fact we’re now having plumbing issues, that may ultimately involve jackhammering out the floor in Ben’s office to replace the part of the drain line that leads from our only bathroom. Gotta love 80-year-old houses!

While Ben did not have the same luxury, I took this week off work because I knew what a task lay before us to get resettled. But you know, I may, in fact, take a break today from unpacking just to decompress and get caught up on my online life.

 

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nOBoDy WaNtS tO wORk

Or do companies simply not want to hire?

According to Clarify Capital, a small-business-loan provider, a survey of more than 1,000 hiring managers last summer, 27% reported having job postings up for more than four months. Half of those surveyed admitted they advertised job postings that they weren’t actively trying to fill, saying they kept the ads up to give the impression their companies were growing.  One-third of the managers who said they advertised jobs they weren’t trying to fill said they kept the listings up to placate overworked emplovees.

Scumbags.

So despite what the corporate megalopolis may want you to believe, COVID really did change the labor landscape in this country. This are never—and I repeat never—going back to the way things were prior to spring 2020. It may not be the work-from-home paradise so many of us were enjoying, but it’s not going to be returning to the 5 day a week 8-5 grind in a corporate cubicle either.

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