As the US economy has recouped around 22 million jobs that were lost during the pandemic, many of these workers are new and inexperienced. These workers shuffled around between industries and are thrown into the fray without as much training as they need. This inexperience has caused service to be slow and inefficient with some of the most effected industries being restaurants, airlines, and even hospital systems. Lauren Weber, reporter at the Wall Street Journal, joins Oscar Ramirez for more.

   

Next, we may have seen the end of the coupon. As inflation remains high and costs of goods seem to skyrocket, many are looking for deals. However, circulation of paper and digital coupons is down and redemption rates have plummeted. It seems that people just don’t have the time to sort through them anymore. And with the rise of smartphones and online shopping, customers are incentivized to get their deals through other means.  Lydia DePillis, economy reporter at the NY Times, joins Oscar Ramirez to explain where all of the coupons have gone.

 

Finally, how many friends do you actually need? Although some have said we can hold around 150 meaningful relationships at one time, research says that the magic number of close friends is about 3-5.  And these close relationships take time, with it taking around 200 hours to become close with someone. Allie Volpe, senior reporter at Vox, joins Oscar Ramirez for more.

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