Sarah Damaske
@sarahdamaske.bsky.social
Sociology Professor. Studying gender, work, family, and inequality. Currently: precarity, job quality, and the stalled gender revolution. Author of #TollsofUncertainty, #FortheFamily #Science&Art of Interviewing. ✍️ @time @cnnopinion @harvardbiz
This shift was found in a wide range of workers, including folks with professional jobs that require advanced degrees, suggesting a sea change in how Americans are thinking about work.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This shift was found in a wide range of workers, including folks with professional jobs that require advanced degrees, suggesting a sea change in how Americans are thinking about work.
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Whether or not employees directly experienced one of the above ruptures, most of the folks I talked to cited at least one of the ruptures as behind their reasoning when they described their employment as "Just a Job." (Which is the working title of my book proposal...)
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November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Whether or not employees directly experienced one of the above ruptures, most of the folks I talked to cited at least one of the ruptures as behind their reasoning when they described their employment as "Just a Job." (Which is the working title of my book proposal...)
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1. Mass layoffs at the start of the pandemic.
2. Requirements for "essential" workers to work despite a lack of clear safety protocols/equipment.
3. Return to in-person work orders that came after folks had shifted to remote work and found it improved their work-life balance.
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2. Requirements for "essential" workers to work despite a lack of clear safety protocols/equipment.
3. Return to in-person work orders that came after folks had shifted to remote work and found it improved their work-life balance.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1. Mass layoffs at the start of the pandemic.
2. Requirements for "essential" workers to work despite a lack of clear safety protocols/equipment.
3. Return to in-person work orders that came after folks had shifted to remote work and found it improved their work-life balance.
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2. Requirements for "essential" workers to work despite a lack of clear safety protocols/equipment.
3. Return to in-person work orders that came after folks had shifted to remote work and found it improved their work-life balance.
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Based on the 70+ interviews I've collected so far, it is clear that the pandemic led to a cultural shift in how workers view their employment.
This shift is tied to 3 significant pandemic-era ruptures between employees and employers:
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This shift is tied to 3 significant pandemic-era ruptures between employees and employers:
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November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Based on the 70+ interviews I've collected so far, it is clear that the pandemic led to a cultural shift in how workers view their employment.
This shift is tied to 3 significant pandemic-era ruptures between employees and employers:
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This shift is tied to 3 significant pandemic-era ruptures between employees and employers:
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