Collected Item: “Work-life balance during COVID”
I agree:
Yes
Name:
Jocelyn Titone
Date(s):
March and April 2020
Title:
Work-life balance during COVID
Text:
In the spring of 2020 (and further), many employees were on mandatory work-from-home. Both of my children were also sent home because their Montessori school closed. They didn't return that school year. One video is of my four-year-old daughter Nola at home with me practising how to count in French (March 25, 2020). The other video (April 28, 2020) is me at my makeshift desk on my main floor (which is open concept with kitchen, dining room and front living room combined) trying to work at my computer while my children Enzo (6) and Nola (4) run around behind me chasing each other. Working from home with young children at home was very distracting and it often felt as if I was working around the clock. In addition to working during regular 8:30 to 4:30 office hours, I would work late nights trying to catch up on time/work I missed during the day while I was caring for my kids. It took a toll on my mental health.
Location:
St. Catharines
Publish online:
Yes