Trendwatch Workplace: March 26, 2020

New York Times: Is the Coronavirus Shaping the Future of How We Work? 

There is already a sense that in the Golden State it is creating an inflection point of the same significance as World War II.       

New York Times: Big Tech Could Emerge from Coronavirus Crisis Stronger Than Ever 

Amazon is hiring aggressively to meet customer demand. Traffic has soared on Facebook and YouTube. And cloud computing has become essential to home workers.     

Fast Company: How COVID-19 is Changing the Recruiting and Hiring Process 

Nearly every aspect—from interviewing, to onboarding—has changed in recent weeks.     

Wired: If Robots Steal So Many Jobs, Why Aren't They Saving Us Now? 

We've been led to believe that robots and AI are replacing humans en masse. But this economic catastrophe is blowing up that myth.  

The Atlantic: Capitalism’s Favorite Drug 

Michael Pollan on the dark history of how coffee took over the world.