A ship captain waits for weeks to unload his cargo in Los Angeles. A crane operator in Savannah, Ga., sits above a port jammed with boxes. A trucker in Alabama is handing off cargo in parking lots.

Supply-chain problems have been a defining feature of the global economy in 2021. For millions of workers, the global gridlock has redefined their jobs.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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