Come All Long Haired Freaky People

Falcon, a business facing declining standards, humorously advertises on its signage that due to the “employee shortage,” it’s now open to applications from “long-haired, freaky people.” While the sign elicits laughs, the underlying issue of labor scarcity is genuine.

The news cycle has been dominated by stories of the worker shortage crisis, and it’s not a predicament confined to 2020. A staggering fifty million individuals left their jobs in 2022, driven by desires for greater flexibility and improved work-life integration. Searching for these statistics online will reveal surprising details.