I processed a layoff list today and one of the names was someone I'd shared coffee with last week. It hit me that a line item for me is a whole life for them, rent and groceries and a family. I used to move through these tasks quickly, and now the weight of them is starting to reach me.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're starting to feel the moral weight of holding people's livelihoods in your decisions.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.