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Meet the grumpy stayers: People stuck in their jobs who can't leave for better gigs

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Redeem now Some workers are "grumpy staying" in their jobs, stuck in roles that don't feel like the right fit. The Great Resignation didn't deliver for all, and a cooling labor market makes the job hunt harder. But those workers don't need to be grumpy; employers can engage with and listen to them. Jose Gonzalez has a job — but he's not happy about it. His new, more prestigious IT position hasn't been all he thought it would be. Read More...

Mudbound Is a Sprawling, Engrossing Southern Epic

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“Violence is part and parcel with country life. You’re forever being assailed by dead things.” So Laura McAllan (Carey Mulligan) tells us as she slowly accepts, if not acclimates to, the realities of the farm life in rural postwar Mississippi. It’s not a life she chose; her stubborn husband Henry (Jason Clarke) made that decision for her, picking up their young family from their comfortable suburban life and relocating to a seemingly cursed stretch of land owned by his family. Read More...