I've heard engineering defined as something like "using a proven set of techniques to solve a number of well described problems" . With covid there's a load of

I've heard engineering defined as something like "using a proven set of techniques to solve a number of well described problems" . With covid there's a load of new difficult problems to solve, all of the usual in person tools are now prohibited, and staff are (at least in some places I heard) at risk of losing their pensions if they strike.