The Way We Work Now

‘You’re working on all these plants and you’re the only person who’s appreciating it’

Already it is a new day at the EPA under Biden

We don’t have many doses yet. Giving them out fairly is a challenge.

I voted for the ballot measure because I thought it’d help drivers like me. Now I’m out of a job.

‘I did a parody of the WAP dance that made me go viral’

Librarian networks are trying to get books in the hands of people locked away in prisons and jails

‘It’s been quite a learning curve’

In California, I’ve seen a spike in landlords looking for creative excuses to evict tenants

‘We had to keep traveling because it’s part of our job’

Our restaurant has been open at full capacity for weeks — even indoors

Disney laid off thousands of workers like me while they padded executives’ paychecks

‘If the post office was already on fire, the pandemic threw kerosene on it’

I first filed in April, and I still don’t know if I’ll ever get paid

I have to believe I’ll return to Broadway

Kate Goldwater says she’s shuttering her vintage thrift shop because of the government’s poorly handled pandemic response

‘Going to a strip club isn’t fun when you’re getting a dance in between a clear curtain and the girl is wearing a mask.’

When New Yorkers started fleeing the city to escape the pandemic, moving companies swept in to pack up their lives

‘There’s so much intensity. It’s kind of depressing.’

When Google announced we’d be working remotely until at least the summer of 2021, I decided it’s time to pack up and leave

The airline industry’s new safety protocols are merely a placebo to encourage people to fly again

Even before the pandemic, it was hard to make ends meet as a massage therapist for college athletes

The pandemic is changing life plans and career paths in unexpected ways

My generation of physicians is entering the field at a historic moment. Covid will likely follow us through our careers.