Amanda Erickson Amanda Erickson is a writer and editor living in Washington, D.C. By this Author Jul 13, 2024 'The Last Human Job' probes our need for connection in professional spheresSociologist Allison Pugh explores this "connective labor" — work that "involves 'seeing' the other and reflecting that understanding back" — in her new book, The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World.