Meet Seth M.

"Being stuck at home has given me time to work on some projects I had been planning for a while. The first was making my best attempt at growing a beard, which turned out to be patchy and underwhelming. The second was to paint my room, which meant that for several days I camped out in the living room with our dog, Meile. After moving the furniture back into my room and setting up my workstation I have learned that it doesn't matter if I am working on the living room floor, or working at my desk, there are always ways that I can be productive.

This is my third work term with the Government of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada department. I work with the Lands Management team as part of the Lands and Economic Development Directorate. My primary task involves monitoring land instruments on First Nations Reserves in Alberta, but I also perform other functions such as data analysis and research. Working from home has created significant obstacles in teamwork and communication, but I am finding that I still have all the resources I need to do my job: I consider myself lucky as I am already familiar with my team and my work tasks, and I feel comfortable communicating with my colleagues even though we are all working remotely. Things have been business as usual, except I get to wear my Patriots jersey and bucket hat.” 

Seth McDermott is an Economics student entering the final year of his undergraduate degree. He currently works for the Government of Canada, Indigenous Services Canada department, with the Lands Management team as part of the Lands and Economic Development Directorate.