Whole Foods CEO says 'socialists are taking over' in the US and young people in liberal cities 'don't seem like they want to work' | The Markets Café
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Press Release
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Sunday, April 2, 2023
No Result
View All Result
Subscribe
  • Login
The Markets Café
en English
zh-CN 简体中文en Englishfr Françaisde Deutschhi हिन्दीit Italianoja 日本語pt Portuguêsru Русскийes Españoltr Türkçe
  • News
  • Politics
  • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Futures
    • Commodities
  • Crypto
    • News
    • Markets
    • NFT
    • DeFi
    • Explained
  • Economy
  • Finance
  • Investing
  • Forex
  • Real Estate
  • Tech
  • VideosHOT
  • Community
  • Charts
  • News
  • Politics
  • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Futures
    • Commodities
  • Crypto
    • News
    • Markets
    • NFT
    • DeFi
    • Explained
  • Economy
  • Finance
  • Investing
  • Forex
  • Real Estate
  • Tech
  • VideosHOT
  • Community
  • Charts
No Result
View All Result
The Markets Café
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Markets
  • Crypto
  • Economy
  • Finance
  • Forex
  • Investing
  • Tech
  • Videos
  • Community
Home Tech

Whole Foods CEO says ‘socialists are taking over’ in the US and young people in liberal cities ‘don’t seem like they want to work’

by Press Room
August 14, 2022
in Tech
102 1
A A
0
21
SHARES
687
VIEWS
FacebookTwitter
  • In a recent podcast, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said socialism was taking over the US.
  • Mackey also expressed concern that younger people “don’t seem like they want to work.”
  • The cofounder is leaving the chain in September and said he felt freer to express his opinions.

Loading Something is loading.

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said he feared “socialists are taking over” in the US and that young people “don’t seem like they want to work.”

The cofounder of the supermarket chain made the statements in a podcast that was released on Wednesday with Reason magazine, a monthly libertarian publication.

“They’re marching through institutions,” Mackey said in the interview in response to questions around the labor shortage and the influence of the pandemic on Whole Foods.

“They’re taking over everything. It looks like they’ve taken over a lot of the corporations. It looks like they’ve taken over the military. And it’s just continuing. You know, I’m a capitalist at heart, and I believe in liberty and capitalism,” he said. “Those are my twin values. And I feel like, you know, with the way freedom of speech is today, the movement on gun control, a lot of the liberties that I’ve taken for granted most of my life, I think, are under threat.”

Spokespeople from Whole Foods and its parent company, Amazon, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The 68-year-old attributes much of the political and social changes in the US to the younger generation.

“I feel like I’ve become my father,” he said. “I don’t understand the younger generation.” 

Whole Foods, the CEO said, has had difficulty recruiting workers since the pandemic started, even as the chain hiked wages. Mackey attributed the labor shortage to COVID-19 unemployment benefits and said the company had greater difficulty recruiting in more “liberal cities” like New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.

“Younger people aren’t quick to work because they want meaningful work,” Mackey told Reason. “You can’t expect to start with meaningful work. You’re going to have to earn it over time.”

Over the past few years, Whole Foods and Amazon have been repeatedly accused of union busting. In 2020, Insider’s Hayley Peterson reported that the grocery chain had created a heat map to track stores that were at risk of unionizing.

Mackey is one of several to claim people no longer want to work. Earlier this year, Kim Kardashian sparked backlash when she said, “It seems like nobody wants to work these days.” It’s been an all-too-common refrain since the pandemic started, but the perception has been around for decades.

One expert previously told Insider the notion that younger generations are lazier and more entitled was just another “generational effect” or form of “back in my day.”

Mackey, who says he believes in “conscious capitalism” — a business philosophy that says companies should operate ethically and serve the interests of all, not just corporate interests — said he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts since he would be leaving the brand on September 1 after 44 years at the company.

“I have muzzled myself ever since 2009,” Mackey said, referring to an op-ed he wrote for The Wall Street Journal 13 years ago where he criticized Obamacare. The interview sparked backlash and a boycott on Whole Foods.

“My board basically shut me down. It’s like a father. They started attacking the child, and I was intimidated enough to shut up,” Mackey added.

But the CEO said in six weeks he would be fully free to express his political opinions.

“I was telling my leadership team, ‘Pretty soon, you’re going to be hearing about ‘crazy John’ who’s no longer muzzled, and you’re going to have to say, ‘We can’t stop John from talking any longer,'” Mackey said.

Read the full article here

Related Articles

Tech

A union said 5 Apple Store workers were fired illegally for trying to organize

April 2, 2023
Tech

After driving 25 electric vehicles, these are my 7 favorites

April 2, 2023
Tech

It’s April Fools’ Day, but this Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC might not be a joke

April 2, 2023
Tech

This is what an underground copper miner’s 18-hour day looks like, from loading explosives into a truck to ‘hunting’ for dinosaurs

April 2, 2023
Tech

Super73 launches Adventure Series and first e-bike for danger babies

April 2, 2023
Tech

Humanity has decided it can say ‘no’ to AI

April 2, 2023

About Us

The Markets Café

The Markets Cafe is your one stope Finance, Politics and bussines news website, follow us to get the latest news and updates from around the world.

Sections

  • Commodities
  • Crypto Markets
  • Crypto News
  • DeFi
  • Economy
  • Explained
  • Finance
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Investing
  • Markets
  • News
  • NFT
  • Politics
  • Real Estate
  • Stocks
  • Tech
  • Videos

Site Links

  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • DMCA
  • Submit Article
  • Forum
  • Site info
  • Newsletter

Newsletter

THE MOST IMPORTANT FINANCE NEWS AND EVENTS OF THE DAY

Subscribe to our mailing list to receives daily updates direct to your inbox!

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Press Release
  • Advertise
  • Contact

© 2022 The Markets Café - All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Futures
    • Commodities
  • Crypto
    • News
    • Markets
    • NFT
    • DeFi
    • Explained
  • Economy
  • Finance
  • Investing
  • Forex
  • Real Estate
  • Tech
  • Videos
  • Community
  • Charts

© 2022 The Markets Café - All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.