My Google UX internship with Covid-19

*published with UX Collective

When I contracted COVID-19 before my UX writer internship on the Material Design team at Google, I panicked. Body aches, persistent coughs, chills, and later, partial facial paralysis came part and parcel with the viral infection. Under normal circumstances, I would have spent twelve weeks at the New York City office location, enjoying free food, and the massive outdoor terraces overlooking Chelsea. However, when the internship went virtual, I learned coping skills to balance efficiency with my physical and emotional well-being.

At Google, my goals were to:

• Combat my imposter syndrome

• Work deeply on one thing and make it better

• Write for a global audience

• Develop a scalable process to scope future…