- This past week it hasn't affected my life so much even though I work in a restaurant - A customer did ask me to take off my mask so they could see my face... says a lot about the service industry and also the pandemic situation, and how service folks are expected to put their health on the line - One of the neighborhood kids wanted to play with my dog, but they were like "I"m feeling a little sick" ... made me realize we think a lot more now about transmittability - So I guess the pandemic has affected me in the way I approach other people