When Nestor Gomez is separated from his mother during the pandemic, it brings back painful memories of a different kind of separation, and Sharon Chandar feels helpless when she find out there’s been a COVID-19 outbreak at her elderly mother’s nursing home.

Jenny DeLessio-Parson has always prided herself on being a super teacher — until the challenges of remote teaching during the pandemic begin to add up, and as pandemic progresses, Amanda Geduld begins to feel that she and her fellow teachers aren’t receiving the support and respect they need to do their jobs.

This week, we begin sharing Stories of COVID-19 once again, starting with stories about the ways COVID-19 has impacted our working lives.