Goodbye to job: how the pandemic changed Americans’ attitude to work

Millions of workers have been leaving jobs that offer long hours and low pay – and for many the release has been exhilarating

One morning in October, Lynn woke up and decided she would quit her job on the spot that day. The decision to quit was the climax of a reckoning that began at the start of the pandemic when she was first laid off from a job she had been in for three years.

“I’ve always had the attitude of being a really hard worker,” Lynn said, explaining that she believed her skills made her indispensable to this company. “That really changed for me because I realized you could feel totally capable and really important when, really, you’re expendable.”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZtMP35

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