Episode 6: Juggling Kids and an Intense Career During Covid with Anna Stevens
Synopsis
Are we going to be working from home forever? What has the experiment of Covid-19 taught us about enjoying our job and enjoying our kids?
Anna Stevens is Program Director at a digital marketing agency in Toronto. When Covid-19 hit she fled her downtown Toronto life with her husband and kids and moved North to cottage country - it was a 5 month experiment in a different kind of life.
In this episode, host Greg Martin and Anna talk about how office life and office culture have changed through online, Zoom calls and constant scheduling. They talk about the good and bad this pandemic is doing for our relationships with our kids, family and colleagues. The biggest question - what has Covid-19 taught us and what do we do about it?
Key Takeaways
Corporate culture has moved online, it’s different but there are commonalities and ways to do it that work (for now)
Adapting to the world of Covid-19 with the office was hard enough - can you do it while not ignoring your kids?
Hard to assess the impact the Covid-19 experience is having on our children
Rethinking where to live and what you live for after the pandemic
The Family Man (Nicholas Cage) is a good movie, but not all Nicholas Cage movies are good
It’s going to take time for the downtown life to feel great and comfortable again
Covid-19 has been an amazing experiment in spending time with your kids and how we love (or hate) work
Anna’s Background
Anna has spent her career working in digital marketing.
She lives in Toronto with her two kids (ages 2 and 5) and her husband who works for a bank
She graduated with a business degree from the University of Toronto