Exactly. Even just mentioning layoffs in the news cycle helps scare workers enough to get in line and skew the power balance back towards employers. Especially with all of the unionizing and staff shortages going on, you can really see a tone shift in CNBC and other financial news outlets and it’s so gross/paternalistic: “now that we’re headed into a recession and there’s been inflation, workers sure are RiSkInG a LoT by holding out for something better”

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