Did You Stick With Your Employer Through the Pandemic? It Could Be Costing You

Did you weather the pandemic storm and stick with your employer over the last couple of years?  Well, you could be underpaid.  The hot job market and Great Resignation has led to a lot of movement and forced employers to lure new candidates with bigger paychecks and that has led to a divide with current employees.  Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for how salaries for new hires are on average 7% higher than existing workers.

Next, you’re booking a flight and want to pick a “preferred seat,” you click through and see an extra fee, in some cases it can be as high as $100, but it doesn’t come with any extra legroom or early boarding… so what are you paying for?  In most cases, it just helps you avoid the middle seat, but for airlines, it’s the second biggest source of revenue.  Dawn Gilbertson, Carry On columnist at the WSJ, joins us for what these fees are and how to get the free seats.

Finally, get ready to see more robots in your daily life.  We see them all over the place now delivering food or cleaning your floors, but the ongoing labor shortage is fueling the demand for more robot workers.  They could have a bigger presence in restaurants and are poised to make a big difference in caring for the elderly.  Jennifer Kingson, chief correspondent at Axios Media, joins us for the summer of robots.

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