I am a security officer working for an agency. My main places of work now are university campuses and students accommodations. As an agency we cover uni security staff who are staying at home - they are paid in full for this while we are not so we have no chance but to go to work. Luckily there are loads of work now (I've done 297 hours in March).
How many are still working and what do you do?.
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About half of my work is lab-based but I've been mostly at home doing admin and having a go at writing a little routine in Python to automate some data extraction (so far, no good!). Might go in for short periods this week mostly for safety reasons - a colleague might want to do some lab work and lone working isn't allowed. The vast majority of the rest of the employees are working from home- very few of us are not 100% office-based. Social distancing at work is not currently a challenge.
Probably I won't go in because it'll be decided that my colleagues' work isn't sufficiently important.
Probably I won't go in because it'll be decided that my colleagues' work isn't sufficiently important.
Julia9054
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- Knaresborough
TAs are on rota more than teachers because schools are open for key workers children and for children with EHC plans. In my mainstream secondary school we have around 15 - 20 children in school. Many of those are pupils that don’t usually attend mainstream lessons and work in learning support with TAs. We have a rota for management, a rota for teachers and a rota for TAs. Due to the pool of teaching staff being very much larger than the other two groups, we are much less likely to be called in.
Jimidh
Veteran
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- Midlothian
Community Pharmacist so been in almost non stop for the past few weeks. Supposed to be on holiday this week but I’ll go in part time and help out during the busy period. Give me an excuse to ride to work.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
The Fragrant MrsP works from home anyway for the largest IT company in the world and is really busy.
My proper job in entertainment is dead, all work cancelled, I’ve lost thousands of pounds in work, friends and colleagues in the same business have lost a lot more than me.
The good news is that I start a new (more worthwhile) part time job on Wednesday For a charity that help blind and sight impaired people . Not sure how that’s going manifest itself yet, time will tell.
My proper job in entertainment is dead, all work cancelled, I’ve lost thousands of pounds in work, friends and colleagues in the same business have lost a lot more than me.
The good news is that I start a new (more worthwhile) part time job on Wednesday For a charity that help blind and sight impaired people . Not sure how that’s going manifest itself yet, time will tell.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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- Land of confusion
been off since mid march , full pay and banked hours so far but it does not look promising long term, trying to explain to son why i am not buying him a new games console but he isnt bothered .
I worry about how we will be able to keep a roof over our heads the way it is going .
I worry about how we will be able to keep a roof over our heads the way it is going .
Jimidh
Veteran
- Location
- Midlothian
I feel for everyone in your situation who suddenly find through no fault of their own they are in the financial shitter.
I really do worry about how we come out if this as a society if we don’t look after people properly and try to rebuild peoples live’s.
good luck.
Julia9054
Guru
- Location
- Knaresborough
Both my sons just starting out as pro musicians. Their entire lives have been cancelled
Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
No we’ve not supplied the Co op, we do supply;
Santander.
Nationwide.
YBS group.
Leeds Building Society.
Newcastle Building Society.
Some Hotels & Cohens chemists.
Our MD has kindly given away some screens to various local businesses that are remaining open, I thought that was nice, he’s usually a bit tight!
OP
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keithmac
Guru
Yeh my lads Birthday is in May, going to be a muted affair this year unfortunately.
Sorry to hear that.
I'm on the other side. It's grim out there for our business. But it will survive and they will survive. People will always want music of one form or the other. Very best of luck to them.
IT manager. Can work from home just as easily as from the office and actually busier than ever. Supposed to be taking the next four days off to go away to Cambridge but that’s been canned and so will end up working half days instead and spending the rest of the time walking the dog, cycling and gardening.
Julia9054
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- Knaresborough
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Youngest keeping himself busy
