Understaffed
Every place is understaffed
So managers are trying
To hire more workers, but it seems
That no one is applying.
Economists are mystified
For this is something new
And experts all have theories
But there’s not much they can do.
It sounds like many laborers
Were miserable at work
And being forced to stay at home
Turned out to be a perk.
Without a job to get to
Transit costs just disappeared
And with government assistance
Life was not what most had feared.
They made do without the hassles
Of tough jobs with little pay,
So when openings resumed, so many
Shrugged and just said, “Hey!
Why return to all the stresses?”
Which is why no one can fill
All those jobs which people hated
And I doubt they ever will.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2021
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