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Interviewee

Raquel Toro

Interview Date

1-29-2021

Interview Location

Orlando, FL

Length of Interview

01:05:05

Language(s)

English

Description

Mary Rubin interviews Raquel Toro, a Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services, via Zoom about the impact of COVID-19 on her life. Raquel began her job as a Career Counselor right when COVID-19 was becoming prevalent. She previously worked in the department as an intern, but now as a full-time employee, she has worked remotely for most of her job. Raquel is grateful that the remote work has given her the opportunity to work at home alongside her mother. A family-oriented person, Raquel reflects on the impact that COVID-19 has had on seeing the rest of her family, including canceling trips to celebrate anniversaries and her own proposal that had to be changed to a COVID friendly proposal (#pandemicproposal). Hopeful about 2021, Raquel also talks about her experience acquiring COVID-19 at the beginning of the year and its impact on her life. Raquel also speaks about the Employee Assistance Program and its benefits around mental health. She concludes with a hopeful and lifting message to try one's best through these times and noting the positives of the year.

Rights Statement

All rights to videos are held by the respective holding institution. This video is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses. For permission to reproduce video and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576, http://library.ucf.edu/scua

Keywords

University of Central Florida; COVID-19 (Disease); University of Central Florida – Employees; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects.

Date of Birth

03/03/1994

Place of Birth

Orlando, Florida, United States

Gender

Female

Race

Puerto Rican

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