![]() They can’t get ahead because they can’t get any opportunities. The problems we think we have because of the pandemic are problems these young people have always had to deal with most of their lives. But for the people I work with, finding a job has always been a challenge, even before COVID-19. Lots of people lost jobs during the pandemic. But the young people also already know that, so they also tell me that their realistic expectation is to find work in any job – retail, hospitality, construction, anywhere they can potentially get hired so they can support themselves and their families. It is tough, because these opportunities almost don’t exist unless you’ve had several years of experience and a university degree (or more!) and job ads are almost always discouraging especially if you’re a young person with no experience, or a young person with a foreign name or disclosable court outcomes. They want jobs, but not just any job they want meaningful work that enable them to contribute to community. Mid-day – I look for services and opportunities for young people. Still, I show up (and continue to multi-task as I also read my emails). Why people choose to schedule an online meeting first thing in the morning is beyond me. Sometimes, the meetings have already started at 9.00am. There seems to be an expectation that we all just respond and do everything on the same day since we’re working from home. Is it just me or do people seem to be sending endless emails and copying me in every correspondence unnecessarily? Anxiety creeps in as I try to get to zero unread (and unreplied) emails. I take a shower and get ready for work.ĩ/9:30am – I start checking and replying to emails. I guess my morning yoga is just my excuse to buy time before I deep dive into work. ![]() But really, my mind starts to worry about the things I have to do (or haven’t done yet) and I feel anxious that I won’t be able to finish everything in one day. 7:30(ish) – I wake up and do yoga, to attempt to start the day right.
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