This study presents research on the appreciation of the work of social workers in the health field in Rio de Janeiro. It aims to reveal the limiting and powerful aspects present in the daily professional work of social workers who were working during the pandemic (2020-2021) and who participate in the CRESS-RJ health committee. Theoretical efforts were dedicated to analyzing the categories of Work, Health, Social Service, Gender and Race. The methodology used was qualitative research, using a semi-structured questionnaire using Google Forms as an instrument, with a sample comprising 22 respondents. The results demonstrate a female profile, selfdeclared black and cisgender, with experience of service and graduation time for more than 5 years, stable relationships and active work in other spaces. Even though we observed some professionals inserted in a precarious context, the research results indicate a relevant number of professionals who are much more in stable conditions and actively working. This reality, although it does not erase the difficulties resulting from social disparities, reveals a middle class population. The research reveals the social reality that these health professionals face in their daily services and the coping strategies to remain active in line with their professional project. In this way, it elucidates the role of care in social reproduction as a preponderant factor in maintaining realities of exploitation and the maintenance of workers in the face of Information and Communication Technologies.