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Assertion Contradicted
Erin Wade: Happiness research shows childfree people are on average happier
“Studies on human happiness, like, show that people who choose not to have children are on average happier because they can just, like, do whatever they want all the time, you know.”
Aaron Wade Sep 17, 2024 ▶ 35:06 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire
Assertion Supported
Wade: Employees take less time off under unlimited vacation policies
“To my point about the vacation policy, if you tell people they can take however much they want, like, studies have shown they actually take less than at companies where there's just a set amount of weeks, and it's because people are actually afraid, like, even…”
Aaron Wade Sep 17, 2024 ▶ 19:04 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wade: Homeroom averaged 2.5-year employee tenure versus 90-day industry average
“In restaurants in America, anyway, the average tenure of an employee is 90 days. Our average tenure was two and a half years.”
Aaron Wade Sep 17, 2024 ▶ 23:21 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wade: The Restaurant Industry Is Facing a Historic Staffing and Profit Reckoning
“This is honestly one of the hardest times that I've seen in the restaurant industry in all the years I've been in it. I think we're sort of in a moment of reckoning and change. Costs have gone up. I think people are rethinking the meaning of work and what's wo…”
Aaron Wade Sep 17, 2024 ▶ 56:47 Erin Wade: The Mac and Cheese Empire
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