Why we need to remind the bosses who’s boss
5 min readJul 23, 2020
…and how to do so
Even before the pandemic, things were bad for American workers. According to a 2017 CareerBuilder report, 78% of US workers were already living paycheck-to-paycheck, and more than a quarter of workers were unable to set aside any savings. United for ALICE is an organization that studies “financial hardship across the United States,” and their national overview based on a 3-year average between 2014 and 2017 paints a disturbing picture of how many people in the US were already unable to support their families, even with jobs.