Michael Forsythe 04/11/2022
Description
Michael Forsythe, Genius Admin at the Apple Store in Oklahoma City, talks about growing up in a military town in North Carolina. He discusses how he started working remotely for Apple in 2013 before eventually moving to Oklahoma City and working at the store in 2018. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the store to close, Forsythe describes his lockdown experience and what it was like for him and his wife to have a child during the pandemic. He reflects on the ways his newborn daughter gave him purpose and hope during the uncertainty of the pandemic and how lockdown gave him and his wife an opportunity to reevaluate their lives and go back to school and make career changes.
| Date(s) | 4/11/2022 |
| Call Number | C19_021 |
| Subjects | Parenting, Service industries, Education, Family Apple Computer, Inc., COVID-19 (Disease)--Government policy, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Computer technical support, Interviews, Newborn infants--Care, Parenthood |
| Interviewee(s) | Michael Forsythe |
| Interviewer(s) | Patrick Daglaris |