Listen to Black American Marilyn Wilson, MSW — from St. Louis, Missouri, and currently living there — share about living and working there during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“So the beginning of the pandemic was very scary for me. Very, very scary for me.” Marilyn recalls.
“I want to acknowledge that this is something I've never ever experienced in my life, you know, and it's, it's funny. You're asking these questions because I'm still asking questions about it. When… 2020… the beginning of the pandemic came, as I recall, I left work, which my, my boss started that we were just gonna be out a couple of weeks. I'm sure that a lot of people thought that as well and I remember the date so clearly, March the 13th is when he said we need to pack up my stuff, you know, enough to work from home at least for a couple of weeks and you'll hear back from me. I was working at the university at the time…” Marilyn shares.
“So this pandemic, I always tell people, let's say it is a blessing actually in disguise." Marilyn reflects. "It slowed us down. Actually, take a look at ourselves, take a look at our surroundings. You know, we got an opportunity to evaluate a lot of things in our lives. You know with the great resignation, I equate that to the pandemic. You know because people didn't sit down enough to say: is this where I really should be? How important is family? Family is extremely important to me. Extremely important. To have that work like balance is extremely important to me.”
