The Way We Work Will Never Be the Same

Covid-19 has spared no part of American life, including the labor market. While millions of cube-dwellers have been turned into telecommuters (and often child-care providers) seemingly overnight, the sudden halt of once-seamless services has also upended the financial security of millions of others. The crisis has forced an unprecedented number of people out of work while putting crushing stress on health-care workers; office inequalities and the shortcomings of the social safety net have been laid painfully bare; those who keep supply chains humming and warehouses running are toiling in overwhelming conditions; and small-business owners have been ordered to close their doors, fearing that they’ll never be able to reopen them. One day, the coronavirus pandemic will fade and we’ll all get back to work, but returning to what will be our new normal will take far longer.

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