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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
It should be my graduation today, however it is now postponed until 2021. I am sad I cannot celebrate with my classmates and friends, but I am glad I am back home with family. The virus has also made applying for jobs more difficult, I fear I will start my roll in stressful times in the NHS or private sector as we need to wear PPE and socially distance. I also lack confidence due to not being able to be in clinic practising podiatry as our course was cut short, so I have not applied my knowledge in a while. Although, i'm sure I will pick it up again when I start work. Here's a photo of me celebrating my 2:1 honours degree in podiatry!
July 12, 2020
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Do you feel like your life is going well right now? Has the pandemic changed this? If so, tell us about it.
Before the pandemic, I was preparing to make a career jump. Now.... I'm just grateful for the job I have, the one that kept me insured even while I was furloughed, helped me navigate the unemployment system, invested the dollars in making the workplace as safe as possible. It's still not the job I went to college for, and I hate that my expectations have been so lowered. But there's something to be said for a steady source of above minimum wage income and a safe workplace for a female pushing 60 in the middle of a global pandemic. I feel bad for the younger ones who are having to lower their career expectations, though
June 3, 2021