Quoting: “In coming years, robots…could become ubiquitous in meatpacking…Families may have to make diagnostic tests…ahead of visits to grandparents…work cubicles…may become the
rage…replacing open-floor plans…& heading to work…[sick] may no longer be…admirable”
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In coming years, robots and automated lines could become ubiquitous in meatpacking plants, which have experienced some of the country’s worst outbreaks. Families may have to make diagnostic tests routine ahead of visits to grandparents. Once-mocked work cubicles of a bygone era may become the rage again, replacing open-floor plans found in many offices. Paid sick time might become a necessity for jobs of all types. And heading to work while under the weather may no longer be seen as an act of admirable American can-do spirit but instead a threat to co-workers and the bottom line.
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“The problem is people putting the present ahead of the future,” said Frieden, who led the CDC from 2009 to 2017.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/27/coronavirus-endemic/