Millions of working people have left their jobs since the pandemic. This phenomenon of “Great Resignation” is a revolution in the land of labour-king.
Breakup. Due to lack of equipment and staff, music therapist Jessica Leza resigned from the medical center where she led sessions for young people with severe disorders, in the suburbs of Dallas. She now lives off jobs in music therapy.
By Alexis Buisson, in New York
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Lhe day Ieshia Townsend found a job at a McDonald’s in Chicago in 2015 was one of the best days of her life. After years punctuated by odd jobs and social assistance, this single mother of two children aged 3 and 10 was finally going to be able to make ends meet. “I prayed for this job. I was tired of telling my kids that I couldn’t afford to buy them food., remembers the African-American. But, very quickly, her meager salary – less than 600 dollars a week – forced her to find additional jobs as a delivery girl. Fatigue accumulates. Exhausting working conditions, intransigence of his hierarchy… His state of health is deteriorating. But going on sick leave does not entitle him to compensation. So, after yet another vi…
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