Charlene Bethke, Public Accountant, April 2021
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Charlene Bethke, Public Accountant, April 2021
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Description
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Interviewee: Christine Bethke
Interviewer: Charlene Bethke
Date: April 21, 2021
Format: Video recording, Zoom
Location of interview: Muskego, Wisconsin
Transcriber: Christine Bethke
Additional Transcription Equipment used: Otter.ai
Project in association with: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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Oral history transcript
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Date
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April 21, 2021
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Creator
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Christine Bethke
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Contributor
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Emily Martinsen
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Abstract
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Charlene Bethke has lived in Southeastern Wisconsin for her whole life. She currently lives in Muskego, Wisconsin and works in Pewaukee as a public accountant. In this interview, Charlene discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how it impacted many aspects of her life, including work, family relationships, and mental health. She discusses the chaos of the beginning of the pandemic, and the hardships of an extended tax season. Plus, she talks about the changing attitudes of the pandemic from those she knows, and touches on vaccine efforts. Charlene has positive hopes for the future and discusses her hopes for a post-pandemic world.