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Bruce MacDonaldUh-oh. Time to hitch up those overalls, youngsters. Just kidding. Work is overrated. Avoid it if you can.Life is more than a little money. Don't you know that? And it's a beautiful day. —your correspondentMinneapolis Fed:“We’re still in a tight, tight labor market and I would expect that to be the case for the next 10, 15 years until the next generation is fully in the labor force,” said Angelina Nguyễn, research director at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.Part of the reason is more baby boomers are retiring. But new generations entering the labor force aren’t as numerous. This trend is likely stronger in many parts of the Ninth District because the population is older than average. Labor shortage strains Ninth District employers, and it might get tougher <a href="https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025/labor-shortage-strains-ninth-district-employers-and-it-might-get-tougher" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2025/labor-shortage-strains-ninth-district-employers-and-it-might-get-tougher</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/JobMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JobMarket</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hinterlandia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hinterlandia</a>

Bruce MacDonald"A lead researcher on the study, Sarah Halpern-Meekin, who’s a professor in the School of Human Ecology and director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said at the end of the day, people want to feel like the work they’re doing is meaningful." <a href="https://www.wpr.org/news/fewer-men-rural-wisconsin-workforce-respect-job" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wpr.org/news/fewer-men-rural-wisconsin-workforce-respect-job</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wisconsin</a>

Bruce MacDonaldDenisov-Blanch sees ghost engineers as more defeated than devious. “It almost always starts with frustration with their jobs and not seeing a clear link between effort, reward and recognition,” Denisov-Blanch said, a conclusion he made after emailing or speaking with dozens of ghosts. “They lose motivation — and as they lose motivation, they start performing lower and lower and lower.” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/08/ghost-engineers-programming-productivity-coding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/08/ghost-engineers-programming-productivity-coding/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ComputerProgramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ComputerProgramming</a>

Bruce MacDonaldHappy Labor Day to all in the U.S. who celebrate improved quality of life owing to the labor movement.Recall my tiresome theme, "Work is overrated" — work as it's understood in the business pages.May we find Meaningful Labor to occupy our tiny slice of geologic time we're dancing on this Earth.What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. —Ecclesiastes 1<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LaborDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LaborDay</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a>

Bruce MacDonaldOutdoors writer John Myers is retiring after 38 years at the Duluth paper."I've been able to do all this, and stay in Duluth, thanks to some good people around me, editors and publishers who appreciated my work, and some great reporters, copy editors and photographers to work with. And also because the News Tribune remains a union shop that pays a living wage." <a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/northland-outdoors/john-myers-column-its-time-for-me-to-fish-more-fret-less" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/northland-outdoors/john-myers-column-its-time-for-me-to-fish-more-fret-less</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdoors</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/newspapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newspapers</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a>

Bruce MacDonaldThe University is promoting the Forever Green Initiative, and with it a nice tribute to co-founder and co-director Don Wyse."In short, Forever Green crops can help farmers build soil health, profitably. They advance all the key principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture by protecting the soil with plant cover, keeping living roots in the ground, reducing tillage, and diversifying crop rotations."<a href="https://forevergreen.umn.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://forevergreen.umn.edu/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MinnesotaStateFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinnesotaStateFair</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a>

Bruce MacDonaldThis is how you get a fairgoer's attention."Do less lawn work."The CFANS turfgrass exhibit was a good one at the Ag-Hort building, Minnesota State Fair.CFANS is the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota. <a href="https://turf.umn.edu/come-see-us-2024-minnesota-state-fair" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://turf.umn.edu/come-see-us-2024-minnesota-state-fair</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MinnesotaStateFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinnesotaStateFair</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RevengeOfTheLawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RevengeOfTheLawn</a>

Bruce MacDonaldAs apple season approaches in the northern hemisphere, tip your hat to the patient mavens over at the University of Minnesota. It takes a lifetime. <a href="https://mnhardy.umn.edu/apples/varieties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mnhardy.umn.edu/apples/varieties</a>Just look at those apples.Who doesn't remember their First Kiss®?<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/apples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apples</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a>

Bruce MacDonald“Each person you work with has their own unique perspectives and concerns, and in order to solve a problem or resolve a conflict, it is critical that you try and understand where they are coming from and build trust that you will do what you say."I’ve learned that I never had to be the smartest person in the room to be able to help bring out the best ideas of the team, ask the right questions, and come up with effective and efficient solutions…” <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/stephanie-duchesne-leading-with-integrity-and-openness-for-cldp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/stephanie-duchesne-leading-with-integrity-and-openness-for-cldp/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a>

Bruce MacDonaldNeed a couch? Here's a good article — and thorough — about the surfeit of Aeron chairs abroad in the land."Some start-ups have abruptly gone under, including the flying car company Kittyhawk, the autonomous vehicle start-up Argo AI and the interior design start-up Modsy. Others have slashed spending, starting with their dusty, rarely-used offices full of designer furniture." <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/MeaningfulLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MeaningfulLabor</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/technology/office-furniture-tech-companies.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/technology/office-furniture-tech-companies.html</a>

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