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Corporate America is over the pandemic | Tell Me More

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English - June 08, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - ★★★★ - 41 ratings
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After a pandemic year of brands telling us “we’re all in this together” and corporations calling their workers “heroes,” companies are ready to move on. Many businesses cut hazard pay long ago, even though the risks of Covid-19 remain, and firms are pushing their workers to get back to the office. Vox senior correspondent Anna North explores the way the pandemic changed the way we work, and whether we can — and should — go back.
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Read Anna’s story on bosses moving past the pandemic here: https://www.vox.com/22455058/jobs-restaurants-office-employers-covid-pandemic-work
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-texasv
Tell Me More is hosted by Emily Stewart and produced by Sofi LaLonde.
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After a pandemic year of brands telling us “we’re all in this together” and corporations calling their workers “heroes,” companies are ready to move on. Many businesses cut hazard pay long ago, even though the risks of Covid-19 remain, and firms are pushing their workers to get back to the office. Vox senior correspondent Anna North explores the way the pandemic changed the way we work, and whether we can — and should — go back.

Learn more: 

Read Anna’s story on bosses moving past the pandemic here: https://www.vox.com/22455058/jobs-restaurants-office-employers-covid-pandemic-work

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-texasv

Tell Me More is hosted by Emily Stewart and produced by Sofi LaLonde.

Enjoyed this episode? Rate Tell Me More ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple 

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