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Before the pandemic, working parents were exhausted. A year and a half into the crisis, they’re at their wits’ end.
When the pandemic hit, working parents’ schedules stretched from sunup to sundown as they added the responsibilities of teacher, nurse and nanny to their already-hectic days. Sixty-five percent of working parents (whose children participated in remote learning) have experienced burnout as a result of the pandemic, according to a 2020 survey by Eagle Hill Consulting.
Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.
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