Originally Posted by Strictly Jake (Post 10803837)

Finally my school job has realised how silly it is for me to work when my wife is so close to giving birth. So as she is vunerable I have been given 12 weeks off! I will get that at my uni job too. I have to say when I was walking out of the school today it definitely felt like I wasnt ever going back. There was an odd atmosphere to it too, it was all still there was noone around and it felt really strange. I finally accepted things arent going to be the same for a long long time if ever again

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake (Post 10803837)

Finally my school job has realised how silly it is for me to work when my wife is so close to giving birth. So as she is vunerable I have been given 12 weeks off! I will get that at my uni job too. I have to say when I was walking out of the school today it definitely felt like I wasnt ever going back. There was an odd atmosphere to it too, it was all still there was noone around and it felt really strange. I finally accepted things arent going to be the same for a long long time if ever again

Originally Posted by armand.kay (Post 10803931)

Very awkward for me as I'd just finished working at my last place and was meant to be starting somewhere else next week but that's been put on hold until this is all over... Really not sure where to go from here :skull:

Originally Posted by Scarlett. (Post 10803719)

So, I'll get this weeks wages next week, and lay off pay the week after, not sure about after that. Hopefully Boris announces something for workers today

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10803946)

oh that sucks, timing wise :sad:

Originally Posted by armand.kay (Post 10803956)

yeah luckily I'm still gonna get paid from my last place and I'm still living at home so I have some time to find something

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 10802883)

I work in a supermarket distribution centre no chance of us closing :/
The working time directive for the drivers has just been relaxed so stock is able to get to stores. Not sure I agree with that myself as they do need their rest days. I hope it doesn't lead to more accidents on the roads :/

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake (Post 10803837)

Finally my school job has realised how silly it is for me to work when my wife is so close to giving birth. So as she is vunerable I have been given 12 weeks off! I will get that at my uni job too. I have to say when I was walking out of the school today it definitely felt like I wasnt ever going back. There was an odd atmosphere to it too, it was all still there was noone around and it felt really strange. I finally accepted things arent going to be the same for a long long time if ever again

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10803880)

im just hoping for lots of repeats of bargain hunt and antiques roadshow/roadtrip

trigger my buyers at home pretending to be working

:fc:

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 10803947)

:fc: you get something or because they have already laid you off no?

Originally Posted by Amy Jade (Post 10803988)

Busier than I've ever known. We have a few carers off on self isolation and patients are wanting more care as they don't want to risk giving a family member a virus.

I've literally worked 6am till 9pm almost every day, tomorrow is my first day off in 11 days. I do get hours off between calls but it hasn't felt like enough with the work load.

Originally Posted by Amy Jade (Post 10803988)

Busier than I've ever known. We have a few carers off on self isolation and patients are wanting more care as they don't want to risk giving a family member a virus.

I've literally worked 6am till 9pm almost every day, tomorrow is my first day off in 11 days. I do get hours off between calls but it hasn't felt like enough with the work load.

Originally Posted by parmnion (Post 10803200)

I don't think we have any soldiers on here...but here is a soldiers perceptive on the change it will make to his job.


Had about 20 ***** message me asking if the country is going on lockdown, presumably because I’m a squaddie and they expect me to know something they don’t.

Let me make it clear; if they’re planning some kind of massive deployment of troops in the near future and they’re keeping it on the lowdown, the last **** they’re gonna tell is LCpl Ryan the ******** REMF from Leeds who’s on leave scratching his bollocks and eating crisps.

At the very most, some blokes might get called in to help deliver food to supermarkets and make sure old people in rural areas aren’t dying. MAYBE. But if you think theres gonna be blokes patrolling the streets in full CBRN rig, booting ***** in for being out past curfew, you’re absolutely ****ed in the head.