In our January + February 2022 cover story, we attempted to answer a simple question: What the hell happened to labor since the pandemic began? It wasn’t one thing. But this package—through series of worker stories as told in their own voices, interviews with experts, and dissections of media narratives—attempts to make sense of the moment. Below, you’ll find a series of stories that help make sense of what we’ve taken to calling the Big Quit.
I Was a Comcast Employee. I Had Enough When I Was Told to Upsell Internet to Low-Income People.
I Was an Amazon Staffer. I Had Enough When My Wife Was Dying and I Was Told to Perform or Quit.
I Was an Overworked Covid Nurse. I Had Enough When My Boss Told Me the Only Snack in the Room Was Him.
I Was an Instacart Shopper. I Had Enough When Someone Gave Me a 1-Star Review for Too-Ripe Bananas.
The Pandemic Has Been Hard for Women Workers. A Labor Economist Breaks it Down for Us.
Working in the Service Industry Always Sucked. During a Pandemic, It’s Unbearable.
