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The problem with post-pandemic work

Recode Daily

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Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A special repost from the folks at Vox Quick Hits! While the Recode Daily team is out enjoying some vacation, Tell Me More host Emily Stewart and Vox senior correspondent Anna North are here to explore the ways the pandemic changed the way we work, and whether we can — and should — go back. This episode originally aired June 8, 2021 on Vox Quick Hits. Learn more: Read Anna’s story on bosses moving past the pandemic: https://www.vox.com/22455058/jobs-restaurants-office-employers-covid-pandemic-workv Find Emily’s story on states cutting off unemployment insurance early here: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/6/3/22465160/states-ending-unemployment-labor-shortage-texas Tell Me More is a Vox Quick Hits podcast hosted by Emily Stewart and produced by Sofi LaLonde. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Quick Hits ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Recode Daily and Vox Quick Hits by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week we're featuring select episodes from our friends at Fox Quick Hits,

0:37.7

and today it's all about how corporate America is trying to shift gears as the country continues

0:42.5

to open up. Things are starting to go back to normal, and that's not necessarily a good thing

0:47.9

for workers. Emily Stewart from The Goods recently spoke to Vox's Annenorth about this shift.

0:53.5

Here's that conversation. When the pandemic hit, corporate America really wanted us to know

1:00.2

that they were here for us. Commercials from brands saying we're all in this together

1:04.9

for everywhere. So we're ads calling their workers heroes. Now, a lot of companies would like us

1:11.9

to forget the pandemic perks they handed out, especially the ones they gave to workers.

1:18.3

For many businesses, extra pay and flexible hours are out the window. Working from home

1:23.7

isn't sounding like such a good idea after all. Annenorth is a senior correspondent at Vox.

1:29.9

She's here to discuss how COVID changed the way we work and whether we can or should go back.

1:36.5

So Anna, last time we talked, or I think last time we talked, we were talking about pandemic

1:48.5

work burnout. But what's happening with workers now that places are beginning to open up again,

1:55.2

and people are going back to work, or their workplace are getting more normal?

2:00.8

Yeah, unfortunately, what we sort of have happening is bosses and employers kind of acting like

2:07.1

the pandemic never happened, or kind of hoping we all pretend like the pandemic never happened.

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