If we can all think back two months to January, the US economy was strong and gearing up for a great 2020, it would be hard to fathom what would come in just a matter of weeks. Now just two short months later, the economy has flipped upside down at the hands of the coronavirus. With a lot of sad news out there right now, I'd like to look at a positive side of things, and perhaps find the economic silver lining of this novel coronavirus pandemic.
One positive thing coming out of this is that it has forced us to create more flexible work environments. Remote working, part time work and working during non peak hours that provide flexibility that can allow for parents to spend more time with their children, reduce transportation costs, and help the environment. Flexible work arrangements can provide more equity in the workplace through these ideas. Another thing is that we tend to feel more together when we share experiences with one another. With the global spread of this virus, we have shared a life changing experience with hundreds of millions of others domestically and globally, and perhaps that will lessen the divide in the country and the world. Perhaps this common enemy will create some sort of connection that will increase our sense of unity.
There is no doubt that the Covid-19 outbreak will be a life-changing, devastating experience for us all, and everything going on right now appears to have severely negative connotations, but perhaps in the aftermath of this all we will emerge with some net positives for more equity in the workplace as well as a more united nation from this awful shared experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebekahbastian/2020/03/25/could-coronavirus-have-a-silver-lining-for-equity-and-belonging-in-the-workplace/#2a80b68e2b93
2 comments:
While a lot of the positives are true, I think the worse is only just to come. While this pandemic has taken effect a lot of gaps in many areas have become clear to the American people. I have no doubt that the economy will bounce back but the unrest of the American people is just beginning.
I'm not arguing the unquestionable level of devastation the American people are facing. I am simply pointing out a few positives that we can pull from these hard times when we do eventually move past this.
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