Work in the Time of COVID | RealClearPolitics
As the country steels itself for yet another year under the shadow of COVID, a new in-depth survey shows that most employed Americans are coping with the stress and uncertainty of working during a pandemic. Although significant differences arise by job type and income level a vast majority of U.S. workers are either enthusiastic about their work situation or at least resigned to it. Fully half of all the respondents in the survey said they love their job, with another 41% saying it s OK.
And when asked to react to the statement I find meaning in my work, 81% of Americans answered affirmatively, with only 19% responding negatively. But if the Declaration of Independence proclaims that all people are created equal, working people have no illusions that this principle applies to all jobs. Business owners and white-collar professionals are much more likely to find meaning in their work, while those in semi-skilled, clerical, or sales jobs were least likely.