Cecilie_Arcurs via Getty Images The pandemic may be causing long-term side effects on your career. The COVID-19 pandemic hit every aspect of American life, from parenting and child care to leisure and job security. It’s been well over a year since the first lockdowns began, but working in such unprecedented conditions can create stress that adds up and that may even become untenable as the pandemic drags on. Some long-term effects of all this stress may only be starting to show up now. “Stress is something that accumulates over time, and when that stress is not resolved, it builds up,” said Cicely Horsham-Brathwaite, a licensed psychologist and executive coach. “We’re now seeing people really feel the impact of the stress over the last year.”