{"id":27856,"date":"2020-05-26T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/?page_id=27856"},"modified":"2020-05-26T09:08:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T13:08:20","slug":"angela-lau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/values-culture\/covid-19-staff-stories\/angela-lau\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Lau"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27856\" class=\"elementor elementor-27856\">\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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https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Angela-Lau-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.delvinia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Angela-Lau-768x770.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/>\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>My name is Angela Lau and I am the VP of Corporate Operations here at Delvinia. I\u2019ve been with the company for just over 9 years and have been fortunate enough to hire great people, manage a team I love, help grow the business, and build policies and procedures as a foundation to the business. Through these 9 years, Delvinia has been a part of my growth professionally and personally from promotions, to marriage, to buying my first house, and supporting me through two maternity leaves.<\/p><p>As someone who spends over 3 \u00bd hours a day commuting in and out of the office each day, you would think I\u2019d be one of the happiest to work from home daily. Frankly speaking, while there are definitely benefits to working from home (hello! \u2013 save 3.5 hours a day, save on transportation costs, more time with the family, etc.), the challenges are also real. COVID-19 has provided me the following experiences through working from home as a mother of two:<br \/>Losing my single chance of \u2018me-time\u2019 that I would normally get while commuting in and out of the office.<\/p><ul><li>ALWAYS being asked (or, often, demanded) for something by my children<\/li><li>Being tested everyday on how to be both an entertainer and provider to my children all while trying to achieve outcomes and objectives at work<\/li><li>Worrying every day that I\u2019m being a bad mom while my children are out of school (Are they watching too much tv? Are they eating enough? Are they eating too much? Are they doing enough educational work? Will they fall behind? Are they wondering why mommy is more focused on work than on them?)<\/li><li>Missing being in the office and seeing friends and colleagues who give me that important mental break<\/li><li>Feeling scared people will see or hear on Zoom how messy and crazy my household actually is (someone always seems to be screaming \u2013 I won\u2019t say whether that\u2019s me or my kids)<\/li><li>I like myself just a little bit less (I get frustrated a little easier, I lose my patience a little faster, and I can\u2019t switch on and off the employee\/mom mode fast enough)<\/li><li>I work three times more trying to balance being both a full-time mom and a full-time employee<\/li><li>Losing that relaxing \u2018space\u2019 that is my home while working from home full time for days on end<\/li><li>Not caring about how I look, how I dress, or what I eat<\/li><\/ul><p>Despite what I\u2019m sharing above, I feel blessed that I\u2019m working for a company who cares about each and every one of its employees. Every day, our CEO sends out two emails as a means to share his own struggles, feelings and thoughts. He opens up the door for people to communicate with him. The Executive team meets daily to ensure every staff member is okay before worrying about the performance of the organization. I take great pride in how our company is managing through the situation and can only hope others are fortunate enough to experience the same.\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019d love to hear stories of other working moms in a similar situation as me. Are you struggling? Are you finding strategies and coping mechanisms you\u2019d like to share? I\u2019d love to hear your story!<\/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 Angela'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 My name is Angela Lau and I am the VP of Corporate Operations here at Delvinia. 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