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The $2.3M McDonald's Hiring Crisis: What 'Nobody Wants to Work' Really Means

Podcast: The Invisible Hand · Emma Reid

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

"Nobody wants to work anymore" signs are everywhere, but Emma Reid has some uncomfortable news: the data says otherwise. What if the real story isn't about lazy workers but outdated employers who still think it's 1995? In today's episode, Emma breaks down the $2.3 million question plaguing McDonald's and every other business crying about labor shortages. Spoiler alert: prime working age Americans are actually working at near-record levels. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why 50% of job postings might be complete fiction (and how "ghost jobs" waste everyone's time) • The math behind why someone working minimum wage needs 79 hours a week just to afford rent • How degre...