Let's just say it was a very stressful job that I worked 24/7 long stretches. People yelled at me all the time. People were screaming at me about having a quarantine or wear masks or screaming at me that not enough people were wearing masks. And it was my fault.
People would put pressure on you to change the length of time for quarantines and the practices. And it was really hard to figure out what to do scientifically versus politically, etc.
I developed a very complex data set on contact tracing that seriously, I probably should have gotten at least a master's degree in public health on.
I try not to second guess what? Decisions were made. I didn't make them in isolation on big policies. I do believe we help save a lot of lives, and the decisions I made were important.
I think I handled stress well and I don't think it showed to other people when I was stressed out.
But f#@! me, I can't stand a look at tiaras.
Part 2