A Boston brokers reflection on Labor Day Weekend
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A Boston brokers reflection on Labor Day Weekend
Happy Labor Day – 2024
Labor Day marks the end of Summer, probably because school starts or has started. Technically summer doesn’t end for a few more weeks.
I have used most of these pictures before to commemorate Labor Day. You will notice that almost all of the workers are white. Last year I added a new picture of a hat factory that was partitioned off so that black women could work there.
Most of the jobs in the pictures don’t exist anymore. Back then wages were enough to pay for a place to live, food, and medical care too.
Working conditions for many have improved over the last 100 years but work is still work. It was once thought that technology would replace workers and it has but no one ever expected technology to be in charge of so many workers. I am thinking of those who work in warehouses, large discount chains, and call centers.
Some jobs are broken down into pieces so that each individual worker does part of a job, over and over. Many jobs don’t pay well enough so that the worker can afford life’s necessities.
Our brand of predatory capitalism is part of the reason why so many workers can’t have nice things but their bosses and the people who own the companies can.
On a happier note labor unions are experiencing a resurgence. I think we need strong labor unions.
The photos came from Flickr commons where there is a treasure trove of old photographs.
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A Boston brokers reflection on Labor Day Weekend
The end of Summer is here. Maybe you see your life passing by year by year. And here we are again on another Labor Day weekend. Humans live in a linear idea of time. There is a past, a present and a future. But life can only be lived in the present. You can only appreciate your life and all its moments if you are able to be there, with 100% of your energy involved.
Relax it’s Labor Day Weekend
Think about the last time you were ‘in the moment’. Perhaps you need to sell your Boston condo, or you need to rent an apartment because you were offered a new job in downtown Boston. If you have children and also work, your mind can be scattered between the tons of things you have to do for your family, appointments, clients, and you may feel that you cannot survive without multitasking. Maybe you carry your work home, need to contact clients, the worry about finances, the multitude of emails to answer… Can you be present with all of these items in your mind? Yes, you can. As one wise man once stated:
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