Brian and his wife, who apparently had stable careers, found themselves struggling to provide for their five children when COVID-19 hit.
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Brian, a resident of Lifelong Sud-Ouest, has worked as a train and aviation technician for the past five years. He’s used to jumping from contract to contract, but the pandemic halted what had been a consistent freelance career.
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His wife was in the same boat. When hotels and restaurants closed, his job dried up. That left two parents with seemingly stable careers struggling to provide for their five children, who are between 10 and 22 years old.
“I’m lucky because I’ve been doing it for a few years and I’m quite old, so I’ve gradually gotten a job,” Brian said. But it is still a tough business. We had layoffs a week ago where I was working. “
You might think essential jobs in transportation would be pandemic proof, but Brian said that was not the case for him. While they had to make tough decisions as a family, education remained a top priority. All the children stayed in school and the oldest is in college.
“We save money by not going out,” Brian said. “We were forced to stay home for a while, which helped us.”
Reference-montrealgazette.com