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“I have been a food service worker (dietary aide) for 11 years now. I serve the elderly in long-term care. As a contracted out support services worker, coming back in-house under the public authority means a lot not only to me, but to all of us. This is …

“As a porter, I transport patients to different procedures, pick up charts for the clinics or their wards, and deliver blood specimens and a lot of other stuff in the hospital. While it’s challenging to keep up with getting everything under control, it is …

"For the majority of the pandemic, I was basically doing two people’s worth of work on my own. I ended up taking four months of mental health time with an unpaid medical leave in order to recover from the workload.  My job is predominantly scheduling, …

“I do logistic work and am an area supply attendant for emergency and medical imaging. Basically, I order their supplies, bring them in, and organize things to where they need to go. I’ve been here for eight years. The most rewarding part of my job is …

“I'm a nurse's aide and I help out in the operating room. We got the news about the pandemic before Dr. Henry said there was going to be a lockdown, and we had lots of new protocols. During the first wave we had to reorient every day we went to work. The …

“I work as a program secretary at a cancer centre in Northern BC. I’ve been working here since 2013. I basically support everyone in the building on various things like payroll, minutes, or some internal communications work for the staff. For a while, I …

“I know it’s really important to connect with other people when I’m having a hard time.  Just be yourself, and open up and talk to people. We are not alone. We’re all connected.  Someone out there is always willing to listen. I experienced a lot of change …

“I work in long-term care in recreation. Since the pandemic, we’ve been the main link between the residents and their families. We used to have laughter therapy, chair yoga, and outings. But now, all of this has fallen on my team of co-workers to think …

“I am Coast Salish First Nations and got my Resource Worker certificate in 1982. Community Social Services workers need encouragement. I really enjoy my job, and I could have retired, but I want to stay in the field, you know, for myself and my health, …

“I work at two sites in the Community Social Services (CSS) sector. I like variety. And I like change. So I've worked in day programs and I've worked in residential. I know so many individuals and it's so nice to be able to see them all. Mostly I work …