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By Ellen S. Wilkowe I was standing in line at Starbucks in the Willowbrook Mall, daughter and friend in tow. The girls exercised an impressive amount of patience as they waited to place their holiday drink orders. A sign screamed the number of days until Christmas. “There’s only like two workers,” my daughter noticed. “Well, there’s a big worker shortage going on,” I offered. “Why?” “Well, the pandemic and lockdown gave people a lot of time to think about their current jobs and working conditions. And many people realized that life is too short to be underpaid and overworked.” As I think about…