In another way, however, the inequality already present in the economy became more visible than ever this year. With delivery services, restaurant couriers and personal shopping apps, low-wage workers were now — in far larger numbers — coming right to the doorstep of the well-off. Young tech workers were enthusiastic early adopters of food delivery services and apps like Uber and Lyft. It was early in the pandemic, when everyone was still celebrating the economy’s new heroes: the grocery store clerks, delivery workers, janitors and front-line nurses. “It’s creating new systems for the industrial workforce.”After the pandemic, it’s likely some restaurant and retail jobs won’t come back.

Source: bd News24 December 28, 2020 13:52 UTC