We Have All Hit the Wall

 Sarah Lyall, "We Have All Hit the Wall", New York Times, 4 April 2021, p. BU 1, 7.

Nearly 700 people responded to The Times's questions and the picture the painted was of a work force at its collective wits' end.  We heard from a clergyperson, a pastry chef, an I.C.U. nurse, a probation officer, a fast-food worker. Budget analysts, librarians, principals, college students holed up in childhood bedrooms, project managers, interns, real estate agents -- their mood was strikingly similar, though their circumstances were different.  As one respondent said, no matter how many lists she makes, "I find myself falling back into deep pajamaville".  [p. BU 7]

COMMENT

Librarians are listed among the professions that are experiencing malaise, burnout, depression and stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The article reports that "workers across the board felt makedly worse than they did last April."