The Daily Show: Ears Edition - This Week's Top Stories - Vaccination Nation, William Shatner's Space Trip & The Great Resignation

Episode Date: October 16, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders a sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, William Shatner goes to space, and a record-breaking number of Americans quit their jobs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, A Second Look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. You're listening the miracle drug that almost eliminates your risk of death from

COVID and let's Dr. Fauci record your dreams. So let's catch up on the latest news on the vaccine in our ongoing segment, Vaccination Nation. Back when the vaccines first came out, demand for them was huge. They were basically harder to find than a Republican congressman who admits Joe Biden won, but not enough people wanted to voluntarily save their lives. So then the problem became how to convince the holdouts to get vaccinated. Which is why recently, everyone from the federal government to airlines and hospitals have been introducing vaccine mandates. You want to work here? You got to get the federal government to airlines and hospitals have been introducing vaccine mandates. You want to work here? You've got to get the shots. But it turns out, people don't like being

told what to do. It's the same reason that when Moses first brought down the 10 Commandments, everyone immediately started coveting each other's wives. Well, I wasn't gonna cover Terry's wife, but now that you mentioned her, damn! And for everyone who doesn't want to be forced to take the vaccine, the governor of Texas is definitely on their side. Governor Abbott is going up against President Biden issuing an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The governor says no entity, including private businesses can require the vaccine for employees or customers.

In a statement, the governor said the vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced. Okay, okay. It's an interesting tactic. I mean, it's a little weird that he knows the vaccine is our best defense, but he still wants to let people opt out. We want to give COVID a fighting chance. Wouldn't be sporting otherwise. And you know, it's funny how Republican governors that that the the government the v the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine th vaccine tha tha tha tha thi vaccine thi vaccine thi vaccine thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine th. the vaccine the vaccine th. the vaccine th. th. th. th. th. the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine the vaccine thi thi to thi to the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to let people opt out. We want to give COVID a fighting chance. Wouldn't be sporting otherwise. And you know, it's funny how Republican governors, like Abbott, always say the government should never tell private businesses how to do things. And then they do just that when it's in their political interest.

You know, it's like that one friend we have who's like, I think we should try and be vegetarian, unless unless, I the the th. and be vegetarian unless it's the popcorn chicken. Yeah, I mean meat is murder, but in this case pass the hot sauce. And I'm not gonna lie, I'm not gonna lie. I've always found it weird that governors in America are like many presidents. This is a very strange things to me coming from another country because the president of America, the president issues a mandate and now this guy who's in charge of a peace of America gets to undo what the president said? Like, can you imagine if a manager at Kinko's said, all right everybody, let's make these copies? And then the assistant manager was like,

nah, B, we're producing biagrin now. Can you do that? Well, that's for the course to decide. We're making dicks hard, yo. But hey, as it stands, right now in Texas, you can't get mandated to have the vaccine. But here in New York, it's the opposite. And you know who just learned that the hard way? Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Net's star, and one of the only people who can wear a shirt

that says Brooklyn without looking like a tourist. He's been refusing to get vaccinated, even though that, the Brooklyn Nets told him that if he doesn't play home games, they're not going to let him play any games. And just guess, just guess how much that's going to cost him. And now to breaking news involving Brooklyn Net star Kyrie Irving, the team has decided that their point guard will not play or practice until he gets vaccinated for COVID. Irving was last seen at an th over the weekend at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

He is expected to lose, get this, about $380,000 per game if he doesn't get a shot. $380,000 per game! A game! Yo, to put that in perspective, it would take Elon Musk. 1.3 seconds to make that much money. I don't think that worked, actually. Yeah, I need to stop measuring things in Elon Musk. That really doesn't help. But I actually respect Kyrie for this, man.

Because that's how you know he's doing it on principles. He's like, I'm willing to lose this money because this is what I believe. Because there are some anti-vaxes out there who are just doing it out of spite. You know, they hate Fauci, they hate Biden, but I bet if you offered them $380,000, they'd be snorting that vaccine all day. It's like, Fouchy! suspend him too. You know, this is one of the problems with being on a super team like the nets. Any other team would have begged Kyrie, you know, but this, it takes away all your leverage. He was like, what are you going to do if I don't play, huh? rely on Kevin

Durant and James Hardin, two of there hasn't been enough time with the vaccines. That's why they don't want to get them. But it's already been so long that people who got vaccinated early are now getting booster shots. Yeah, unvaccinated people are getting lapped right now. And you'd think that would motivate them to try and catch up, but apparently it is just making them to try and catch up but apparently it is just making them even more hesitant. According to a Kaiser survey the confusion over the booster just reinforces the unvaccinated population to stay well unvaccinated. One unvaccinated man in Ohio told the times quote it seems like such a short time

and people are already having to get boosters and the fact that I didn't realize that earlier in the rollout shows me that there could the the the the th th th the th th th th their th th th th th th their th th th th th th th th th th the the the the the the the the the the the the the the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the. to. the fact that I didn't realize that earlier in the rollout shows me that there could be other questions that there could be out there. Okay, you know, if I'm going to be completely honest with you, I can see where many of these people are coming from. I just think about it. You told me this was the greatest vaccine of all time, but now 10 months later I've got to get a new one. I mean we expect that from Apple not medicine. At the same time though, there's nothing unusual about needing a vaccine booster. And not just vaccines, everything on earth needs a booster. It's not always a conspiracy theory. Nothing lasts forever.

You know, sometimes I think these are the same people who'd walk in on their family eating dinner and be like, hold up, hold up, hold up. Didn't y'all eat yesterday? I'm starting to think this whole food thing is a scam. And by the way, it's important to remember that vaccine hesitancy is only a problem in the rich countries that have the vaccine. Because right now, there's country's all over the world that canthe pharmaceutical companies should share the vaccine formula with developing countries to allow them to produce it more cheaply.

And today, one of those companies, Moderna, responded to that by saying, and I quote, hell no. Mdurna, now refusing to share the formula for its COVID vaccines dismissing calls for the company to do so in order to boost supply in poorer countries. The chairman and co-founder of the company saying that instead of sharing the formula, it would be more reliable and efficient for Moderna to scale production itself. Okay, look man, I get it. Moderna is a business and they want to make money themselves, but at least come up with a better excuse, you know, like,

that the vaccine formula is an old family recipe. You can be like, oh, I'd love to give it to you, but my grandmother brought it with her from the old country, you know? And be like your vaccine was invented last year. Yeah, their vaccine to their thapapapapapapapapapap but it's an old family recipe. And yeah, it is a business, but their product could also save millions of lives. And you just wish that they would want to use their powers for good. I mean, imagine if superheroes had the same profit motives as these pharmaceutical companies. I can tell you now, those movies would be hell a different. difference. How much money do you have?

Uh, not much? the movie do you have? Uh, not much? Bye. Actually, I kind of like that movie. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television.

Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. Space. It's the place where we're the aliens. And I'm sure you guys saw the big news today. William Shatner, Captain Kirk from the old Star Trek, actually went, actually went into

space. And not fake TV show space where you travel to new worlds and have sex with green women. No, this was real space. You go a few meters over the technical boundary of the atmosphere for 11 minutes, which is not long enough to have sex. But yeah, oldest person ever to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go. to go. to go. to go. to go. to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the their. to to to to to to to. to. too. too. too. too. too. too. to. to. to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to. And, to. And, to. And, to. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, the. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, too. And, toe. And, too sex. But yeah, oldest person ever to go to space, which is amazing. Like, I don't know about you, but I'd love it when old people break records, you know? That's why so many people support Tom Brady. I mean, your grandpa can't throw like that. And if you ask me, 90 is actually the best age to go to space. Because what's the worst that can happen? You die? Yeah, so what? At 90, dying in a rocket is basically best case scenario.

Now, I know from down here, it's starting to seem like going into space is becoming routine. But it's obviously moving for the people who get to do it, because Shatner tried to describe the trip after he got back, and it clearly, clearly cut him deep. Everybody needs to see. There you are. It's really exciting. It was unbelievable to see the blue cover. Whip! By! And now you're staring into blackness.

That's the thing. And so you will whip off a sheet off when you're asleep, and you're looking into blackness. This is life and that's that. And it's in an instant you go, wow, that's death. That's what I saw. That's amazing. That's amazing. I am, I am overwhelmed.

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Such are the deals you can find on PriceLine.com. I will say it's pretty cool that he gave an Amazon review about his trip to an actual Amazon guy. That was pretty cool. No one gets to tell Jeff Bezos about his products to his face. And by the way, this whole thing made me wonder. Do you think Jeff Bezos is just secretly swapping us out one by one with clones? Because like four we know, he's secretly built a factory on the moon, right? And then when you go up there, he just replaces you with a clone.

And now your clone is on earth praising Jeff Bezos. And the real you is working in the Amazon warehouse. You ever think about that? You just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just just thiiiiiating thiating thiating thiating thiating by one, switching us around. You don't know. Could be. It could be like one of those crazy scams, you know, where Amazon does that kind of thing. Just like a... Ronnie Chang.

Hey, what's going on, buddy? Oh, hey, sorry, my phone died, so I was just looking for like a book for the commute home, you know? Don't let me interrupt. Sorry, keep doing. You sort of interrupted by walking behind me while I was doing the thing. Oh, oh, oh, sorry. Yeah, we're taping the show. Oh, okay.

Okay, I'll be quick. Let's see, uh, Nelson Mandela. I don't think, Ronnie, why don't you just after the show? Gettysburg, I mean, dude, we get it, you're black, all right, we don't have to keep. Well that's just one section of the books. You know, you can tell a lot of someone by what books they keep. I know this, your book isn't here. Why would I keep my own book on a shelf? I mean, if you valued your contribution to literature, then maybe you would.

What was your book called again? Was it baby criminals or what guilty is charged? Or I did it? You know, was that OJ? Or? Ronnie, pick the book. Oh, hey, did you hear about that William Shatner thing? The guy from Star Trek is this American TV................... It, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th. th. th. th. th. th. the, the, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, the.... the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the, what, what, what, what, what you hear about that William Shatner thing? The guy went to space! The guy from Star Trek went to, Star Trek is this American TV show that.

I just did that. It's an analogy for socialism and working at the gap. I just did, I just did that on the thing. Yeah, yeah, you see the guy's crazy. He was 90 years old. He went to space. I mean. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I. I. I. I. I. I. It is. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's the a. It's. It's the a analogy. It's the a analogy. It's the a analogy. It's the analogy. It's the analogy. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's. It's an an an an an an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an analogy. It's an Shatner is the strongest human ever or that going to space is nothing. You know I mean like, you know all those Videos we see of astronauts training for months like you don't need any of that you just need to have breath and you can Not if you're not dead you can go to space apparently also also proves how much? White people don't love their grandparents. Because I mean, I've never sent my grandparents to Times Square.

This place is insane. Anyway, I was talking, it was a good point, but I was, thank you. All right, let's make like nobody in history and move to North Korea. You probably know that every year Kim Jong-un throws a big parade, where he shows off all of his latest military hardware. Right? It's how we find out which high-tech missiles they're going to crash into the ocean next. But yesterday, yesterday North Korea released footage from this year's weapons. People, the only thing I can say is, holy shit. Showcased at this latest event were more than missiles.

Soldiers performed high-flying martial arts kicks, smashing blocks. A soldier crashed through a block with his head, and a bare-chested soldier fought off all-comers. Sweet Jesus! You see, that guy, that guy fought up like six dudes at one time. We're gonna smuggle him out of North Korea and get him to Waffle House ASAP. Your new champion is here! The other guy just ran through like a block of concrete. I didn't know North Korea was deploying Kool-Aid Man technology.

That's pretty wild to watch. And that wasn't even the craziest stuff. They bent pipes with their throats. They broke out of chains like a shaved king conch. And look at this, look at this shit. Let me tell you guys, man, if the plan to defeat North Korea was to make them lie down, cover them with concrete blocks and hit them with sledge hammers, America is screwed. Uh, no, not that impressive. I'm sorry, what?

I was just saying that. I mean, man, we've been watching Americans on TV do that for decades now. I mean, do you think that's scary? We should send them, we should have a versus between those guys and Chris Angel, and David Blaine and they have a couple of fields. Those guys have been lying on that stuff. Go to Vegas for one night. That's one thing for you to interrupt the show. Don't interrupt the show with bullshit. That was impressive. Have you run through bricks with your face?

Oh, I mean not me. I've seen people do it. If you want to scare the North Koreans, send them jackass one and two. That shit is scary as f-. North Koreans would be like, these Americans are insane. Yeah, but like. It's still impressive if you grew up without without without the the the their their their that that that that that that that that that that that that their that their their th. their their their their their their their th. th. thii. I thi. I's thi. I's thi. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I's people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I's th. I's th. I's th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've thi. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've th. I've thi. I've th. I've thi. I've thi. I've thi. I've th. I've impressive. I don't know. It's impressive if you grew up without watching TV. I mean, I've seen that act before. Those were real, that wasn't like fake. That was real. Okay, sure. So if North Korea decides to invade and destroy America's crumbling infrastructure, maybe

I'd be a bit more worried, but with... I don't know, I think you jaded. Have you found your book yet? No, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I'm, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I've, I, I, I, I, I. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tha. tha. tha. th. tha. tha. tha. that, I've. that, I've. man, I think you jaded. I just think, I think you... Have you found your book yet? Just... No, I'm still, look, it's not a lot of choices, okay? Just like, Bible. I don't know why you come to my bookshelf to find a book. Anyway, finally, let's move on to some good news. James, really, from thoan.

Maybe that's just he's out for the, for the Meggala. I don't know. But, but that elk had a tire stuck around there for two years, right? And what's amazing is that he didn't seem unhappy about it. This elk was just rolling, I mean everyone else is just a boring elk and then this one elk is a quarter of the way to being a Jeep, you know. But that all came to an end last week when Park Rangers were finally able to get the tire off of his neck. Although how they did it might not have been the way that the elk would have wanted. Our other officer Dawson Swanson was able to sneak within range and was able to make a good shot with his tranquilizer gun. Officers Murdoch and Swanson first trying to cut the tire off.

Unfortunately once you get to the steel bead, you know it was really slow going. But they knew the tranquilizer wouldn't last long on the 600 pound elk. So they went with plan B. We ended up just cutting the antlers off, pulling the tire up over its head. Young Eddie the Elk finally free of that accidental accessory. And don't worry, no antlers, no problem. These animals will grow another set of antlers next year and he will function and live a perfect and healthy life. No, come on, you cut off his antlers. You, think about it, man. This elk is going to have to wait a whole year for those antlers to grow back.

In the meantime, he's gonna get clowned down at the elk barber shop. Elks just gonna be like, look there's no antler having, moth-a right here. Shit, you bambie looking ass, you ain't got no antlers. Like, you can't, man, that's the part I need to protect. You know what I mean? And so he wore a rubber thing and was like, he survived like two hunting seasons.

Like that was his magic. Don't, don't, don't, don't take that away from him. All right, that's all the time we have for the headlines. Let's move on. These are green. Man, the whole time I'm trying to figure out your classification system is by color. These are green books. I get it now. Ronnie, just take a book and go, please. Pick the book you're going to read and go.

Okay. Also, can I have this as well? Is that right? Just go. Just go. Just go. Thanks, thanks, man. See it, too. Just go.

Where's the exit? It's the same as the entrance, Ronnie. I'm going. Where's the exit? It's the same as the entrance, Ronnie. Okay, I found it. Sit, sit. All right.

Oh, damn. All right, well, that's... That's it, then. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of

CBS News. Listen to 60 minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17. just set a new record for how many people are calling it quits. It's being called the Great Resignation. A record number of Americans are telling their bosses I quit. According to a new Labor Department report, 4.3 million people quit in August. That's the highest number of people quitting on record dating back to more than 20 years. And that's up from 4 million who walked away from jobs in June. Leading the quitters, restaurant, hotel, and retail employees. 892,000 workers and food and accommodations quit in the month. 721,000 employees in retail.

Workers in state and local government education also quit by the thousands. There are more jobs available now than ever before in US history. Many businesses are suffering from a major shortage of workers. With a 10.4 million jobs open, employers are scrambling to find help. That's right. More people than ever before are quitting their jobs. Restaurant workers are quitting. Teachers are quitting.

Katie Couric quit being a journalist. And some of the numbers are crazy. Seven hundred thousand people quit retail jobs, which explains why the T.J Max I went to yesterday. It looked like it was hit by to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the to to the TJ Max I went to yesterday looked like it was hit by a tornado. What? Oh, it always looks that way? No, the shoes were on the roof.

So many workers have left. Pretty soon, every business is just going to be self-service. Like you realize you're going to have to make your own food at a restaurant, or you're going to have to make your own food at a restaurant. Or you're going to have to give yourself a root canal. Or even worse, at strip clubs, you're going to be dancing for yourself in the mirror. Oh yeah, I like that, don't I? I'm going to give me all my money. Man, the strippers in this club are really sad. By the way, can I ask you ask you a question, like, the great to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to bea to bea to bea to bea to bea to bea'a'a'eruanananananananananankipipha'erunatrannya, to be d'a'er o'er o'er of to be da'er of to be da'er of to be da'erananananankianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianianian, the the the the the thi..a'eru. thininin, thrifice thrifice andiann'eatrificeatrificeatrificeatrificeatrifice, thuiiolk, thuiolk, thuiolk, thiolk America the great? Like, do you ever think about that? It's like the great depression, the great recession, the great resignation, the great Gatsby?

I mean, like, the dude got shot in a suing pool like a little bitch. What's great about that? Anyway, you might be wondering why everyone is quitting now. Like, right, thrown. to cave. to, they. they. they. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thr. thr. thr. thr. th. th. thr-a. th. thr-a. the the thr-a. th. the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great, the great. the great. the great. the great. the great. the great. the great. the their. their. their. their. thr. thr. thr. thr. thr. throoooooooooo thr. thr-s. thr-s. the great recession. the great the great the great the great the great the great to quit their jobs since the beginning of time, all the way back to caveman days. The guy who's sharpened the stones by hitting him against other stones, he hated his job. He just wanted to dance, but music hadn't been invented yet. But it turns out there isn't one reason people are quitting their jobs. Because the pandemic has given people a million reasons to quit their jobs. Americans are looking for better pay, better working conditions, and more flexible working arrangements.

Some have elder care and child care responsibilities in this pandemic. Some say they feel burned out after working through a year that had so many challenges. Three to four million people are still saying, I am fearful for my health, for the health of my loved ones, and therefore unwilling to take jobs where the risk of contingent is higher.

Millions of Americans worked from home over the last year and will likely quit rather than go back to the office. Anastasia long to return to working from home and bravely asked the question. Well, why can't I have that? Well, why can't I have that like we did we did have it we all worked from home so why can't why can't I still have that? Because I mean yeah look you know what she has a point for companies that had people work from home during the pandemic everything seemed

fine they kept making money they kept making a profit which really made a lot of people wonder what the point of coming back into the office is. Like why sit in two hours of traffic to then sit at a computer that has the same the same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same same the same same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same the same th. th. thi. thi thi thi. thi. thi thi thi to to to th. th. th. th. th. th. thi th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thi thi thi is. Like, why sit in two hours of traffic to then sit at a computer that has the same internet as my computer at home? Except everyone here can see that I'm looking at porn? I mean, honestly, I think companies are playing a dangerous game here.

If you're telling employees, the only time they can work from home is when there's a global pandemic, you're going the their their their their their thip you're going to have people trying to start another pandemic. It's going to be people sneaking into the zoo like, all right, let's see what happens when I bite this turtle. Ah! Okay, nothing there. Guess I got to try banging that snake. But it's not just a desire to work from home. There are so many reasons that people are quitting their jobs right now. Some people don't feel safe because of COVID. Some people don't have child care. Some people are burned out. And some people just want to try their luck in squid game. I mean, it's a lot of money. You know, if you ignore all the people who died,

it's a pretty inspiring story. But there's another reason people people are quitting. And honestly, I think this reason is one of the most interesting because it comes from a deeper, almost philosophical place. For a lot of people, the pandemic has changed their minds about life, really, and what's important. And for some people, that means changing careers. A growing number of them are not jumping to a new full-time job, but just taking a break. They are saying, I don't want another full-time job right now. I want to hit pause, maybe learn some new skills, take a breather,

and maybe plot a new direction in my career. It was a lot of reflection time. I know what I want out of my career might as well just make the move. 42-year-old Dan Nikolayescu had spent more than two decades in the restaurant industry. But he says a year home with his wife and two kids changed his perspective. Nikolayescu is hoping to trade mixology for mycology mushroom farming. Is there money in mushroom farming? I guess I'll have to find out. But we can't always pursue only the financial side of things. There is no rewind button in life, right? The man that ties women to train tracks is right.

There's more to life than making money. And the pandemic has forced people to reconsider whether their jobs were really how they wanted to spend their entire lives. And I'm not just talking about boring office jobs either. I mean this guy was mixing cocktails, I'm assuming in the 1800s, and even he wanted to try something new. And I'll be honest. I think it's great that people are pursuing their dreams. But I also think we need like a Google Doc or something, just, you know, to make sure we're balancing things out. Like, think about it. We can't have a society where everybody is pursuing their quirky second careers. I'm all for mushroom farmers, but I still need a proctologist.

Those M&M's aren't going to remove themselves. Now, obviously, most people won't or can't leave their jobs. So these quitters are a very small minority, but the quitters are still having a broader impact because with so many workers willing to leave their jobs, companies are forced to make the jobs more appealing. A pandemic forced power shift, employees gaining the upper hand and making lifestyle demands with employers hoping to keep them happy.

Some companies are changing their policies to adapt to the times, offering more perks and flexibility. REI, the apparel, retailer gave up their headquarters building in favor of creating satellite offices so that people could go to work, but go to work in a smaller office that would be closer to their home. LinkedIn is leaving the office behind for good. The networking website says most of its 16,000 employees will be allowed to work remotely full-time. The crowdfunding platform Kickstarter says it's gearing up to test a four-day work week. The popular dating app Bumble closing its offices this entire week to give it staff a break.

Nike, they just gave a week off to their employees so that their employees can really recharge. Yes, finally, finally people. It's great that companies are starting to be a little more flexible. And you know who deserves the most credit? Spirit Airlines. They were way ahead of the curve on this. Yeah, the guy who cleans their airplanes, he's been working from home for years. And you know what sort of sucks. What sort of sucks about this thing is how it's all the white collar jobs that are getting more flexible.

Because I know anyone in any job can get burned out. Don't get me wrong, but I would love to see the stuffs of Kickstarter and Bumble try to explain how burnt out they are to a group of coal miners in like West Virginia. We had this one customer who just would not verify his email. I mean, how was your day? Carl died. Yeah, so you totally get it. I will say though, the one company we really can't afford to lose employees is Go Fund Me. Like, they better make the jobs more flexible. We can't have Go Fund Me employees quitting. American Health Care depends on it. So look, at the end of the day, at the end of the day, any time humans experience a massive life change, it changes what they expect from their work.

And these changes could be anything. Having a kid, getting divorced, losing a loved one, and the pandemic has done that to everyone in different ways. Hell, it's even done that to me. Like, I thought I was going to host the Daily Show forever, but no, I don't know. And I heard there's a job opening for a guy with a badass mustache to make cocktails, and I think I might be interested. Before we go, please consider supporting the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center.

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