March 15, 2021
Aurora Sanchez-Cambronero is a junior civil engineer working in Madrid, Spain. For International Women’s Day, she reflects on her experiences of the pandemic and the inspiration she’s gotten from women in her life.
The pandemic change everything. I went from being in the office socializing and collaborating with my colleagues, to working alone in my room.
I said goodbye to my housemates and moved back home with my family. Some of them are frontline doctors, nurses and cleaners. To say I am proud of them is an understatement. But each day when they left for work, was a day of not knowing what will come next. I learned to make peace with it, but it isn’t easy knowing they’re at risk.
Reckoning with uncertainty
Being a graduate on a contract has been difficult, too. Working virtually has made it harder to connect with my mentors. What could be solved in the office by turning around from my computer and asking one of my colleagues for advice, isn’t as easy over Teams or email.
I’m constantly impressed by the adaptability and responsiveness of Advisian and its people. In most cases, from day one of lockdown we were able to work from home and be as efficient as we are from the office.