{"id":27616,"date":"2020-05-19T09:11:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/?page_id=27616"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:11:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:11:45","slug":"joanne-mallett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/values-culture\/covid-19-staff-stories\/joanne-mallett\/","title":{"rendered":"Joanne Mallett"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27616\" class=\"elementor elementor-27616\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f682f86 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f682f86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2c767\" data-id=\"3d2c767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0acdfa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0acdfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COVID-19 Staff Stories<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f0097 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f0097\" 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150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49858a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49858a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To sum up how I feel succinctly, I have a lot of mixed emotions. I love working from home, I always have. I like ditching my commute and instead spending that extra time with my dog. I like having lunch with my husband. I like having the quiet and space to create content with the deep focus it often requires. I find meeting with people virtually can be tiresome, but often it also means I get their full attention for that time.<\/p><p>Outside of work, my husband and I have never had so much time together, and luckily for us we are enjoying that. Our apartment is cleaner than it has been in longer than I care to admit. I\u2019m reading more. I\u2019m reaching out to my family and friends more. Our dog is relishing in all of the extra attention, though he is longing for a good off-leash run.<\/p><p>And that is where I see my struggles start to come about, in the small, seemingly unimportant things, like missing the dog park. Being suddenly hit by a craving for a chai latte that I simply can\u2019t replicate at home. Wanting to browse shop windows and grocery store aisles. Dreaming about going to a movie theatre or concert or festival. Trying to provide value in a new role during this challenging time.<\/p><p>Yes, starting my new job at Delvinia a mere two weeks prior to us moving into full work from home has been a unique situation. The hardest part has been developing relationships with people and getting them to trust and know me enough that they come to me as well as Susan for things. Thankfully, I\u2019ve actually seen that begin to happen. I have felt exceptionally grateful to be at Delvinia, not only for the stability of the company in the face of this crisis, but for the transparency the entire Executive Team has provided us with.<\/p><p>To be frank, I am not used to every level of leadership being as open and honest as Delvinia\u2019s has been with me and the entire company. I love it. I know I made the right decision because of it. I have been able to step up and contribute because I\u2019ve been given the space to do so, even during this crisis. I feel incredibly lucky to be working for a company that cares about its staff, about its community, and that further motivates me to want to do whatever I can to help us be successful during this time. I appreciate everything that our Executive Team is doing, the time and energy they are spending, to keep everyone feeling as secure as possible.<\/p><p>But I still feel my bigger fears and worries. A dear friend who is pregnant needing to urgently get to the hospital, and having to go alone. Fearing for friends who aren\u2019t able to work. My dad being sick and fearing it might be COVID-19 (which, thankfully, it was not). Wondering when I will see my family again, as they are all located in Edmonton and I don\u2019t know when travel will be available. Sometimes, just not seeing an end in sight to all of this.<\/p><p>When those fears and worries become too big, I am grateful to be able to turn to my meditation practice, to the virtual classes my gym is running every day, to a cuddle with my dog, to a movie with my husband. I remind myself daily how fortunate I am, and try to give back both to non-profits and small businesses where I can. But I also allow myself the space to be anxious. To be agitated. To not be as productive as I think I \u201cshould\u201d be. What I know beyond a shadow of a doubt is that there is no \u201cright\u201d way to get through this crisis \u2013 the important thing is that we all find <em>our<\/em> way. That we continue to respect one another, look out for one another. I believe that as long as we remember that we are all in this together, we can come through to the other side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b2119 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b2119\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb89c7\" data-id=\"ddb89c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4cf13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca4cf13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share Joanne's Story:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d24f3a\" data-id=\"9d24f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbcaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"0dbcaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 Staff Stories Back to COVID-19 Staff Stories To sum up how I feel succinctly, I have a lot of mixed emotions. 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