Naomi //How do you suggest those people pay their mortgages and support their families?//
Naomi, I'm honestly surprised that you are going with the personal with this, rather than the majority of the country. People will change their jobs, as they always have and always will have to- depending on what is genuinely needed. Nobody is owed a living... and I realise that sounds harsh, but businesses are not charities and will never work that way. I really would have expected you to say the same. There is a difference between what society and economy needs, and where people prefer to work... jobs are just not guaranteed forever, particularly if there isn't the demand for them.
Even working from home... workers would have to be not just "more productive", but "more productive enough" to cover all rent, bills, overheads and still give a reasonable profit. Or it won't happen.
It isn't my "choice", so don't shoot the messenger, it's reality though.