I love that the server isn’t smiling. I love it because it defies the expectation that ‘service with a smile’ is owed to people. The photograph is of a restaurant server, dressed in a white collared shirt and a black vest. On her shoulders, she’s holding a wooden platform, piled high with dishes. A twin image of the same person lays doubled...
National Domestic Workers Alliance Lydia N* has been a homecare worker in Massachusetts, where she takes care of others and assists them in their daily routines. It’s a job that she loves and has done for almost 14 years. When the coronavirus pandemic caused a global shutdown, Lydia went from caring for others to wondering how she would be able to take care of...