| In July, I found myself back on LinkedIn hunting for a new job as my contract as a social media manager within the travel industry felt uncertain. In an attempt to pivot, I found myself interviewing virtually for digital marketing roles. Soon after, I accepted a job with a Canadian company that manages self-storage facilities across the country. What appeared to be a supportive work environment and an opportunity for career advancement during Zoom interviews turned out to be the opposite IRL. The promise of a safe, remote work environment was broken when I was required to come into the office and attend events during my two-week probationary period. Not only was social distancing almost impossible with a good portion of the staff on-site—as many as 20 people in a small, windowless office that felt crowded—masks were also seldom worn by colleagues in common areas. |
