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Posted: December 22, 2020
Megan Elgard, The Falcon Group
Name: Megan Elgard
Title: Director of Business Development
Company Name: The Falcon Group
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?
Being a very sociable person, the lack of human interaction has been the most difficult part during this pandemic. Missing lunches with coworkers and in-person meetings or just a quick pop into each other’s office to see how the day is going. Ways that have helped me this year to keep that interaction as much as possible were the zoom meetings, zoom happy hours, check-in phone calls with coworkers, joining social groups and organizations, social distancing lunch with small groups, outdoor social distance events, and drive-in events. Bridging the gap through technology during this challenging year has aided with keeping communication open and supporting one another.
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