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Many heartfelt thanks for all the kind replies. I am feeling much better today, I've kept myself busy organising things which has actually helped. Dealing with personal effects is especially hard and

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Great news lads the son in laws ex wife is home. It looks like she's going to be ok it's really brought it home how bad this is. Hopefully things can get back to some kind of normality in a couple of

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A 10ft coffin, slowly whirring down the aisle carried by 6 weeping Roombas. 

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21 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Yeah, I do have a history of anxiety and mild depression and this is stressing the fuck out of me. I know everyone is in the same boat. Some people find work therapeutic, others like me can't concentrate in these situations. I just would hope for some leeway from my employer, but nah. 

 

One lad that works with my wife started worrying about this thing back in early January! Since then it's just been a progression of hideous news and now I think he's had a full on break down, the poor sod. I'm not quite there yet.

 

All you can do is do what you can. Don't forget, your boss is maintaining a line here because he has to. Are they really expecting that there will be no dip in productivity in all this? It's possible, but it's unlikely. But they have to maintain that line to stop people taking the piss. Read the email in that context and then just do the best you can. 

 

You are self-evidently not taking the piss and you're not about to start. So just be assured that whatever you can do each day is the best that you can do, and don't stress about the shit that doesn't get done.

 

Zoom out on all of this and you realise that none of this shit matters. The important stuff is what's going on in the hospitals and the people trying to find a vaccine. Everything else is completely irrelevant. Try and remind yourself of this. Seriously, it doesn't matter and its definitely not worth having a breakdown over. 

 

Good luck. And I hope this doesn't sound patronising cos I am genuinely concerned about you. 

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Just had a video call with my team leader - he's sitting in his kitchen with his 2 year old wandering around in the background while his wife potters about looking after their 6 month old - looks like heaven :)

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All you can do is do what you can. Don't forget, your boss is maintaining a line here because he has to. Are they really expecting that there will be no dip in productivity in all this? It's possible, but it's unlikely. But they have to maintain that line to stop people taking the piss. Read the email in that context and then just do the best you can. 

 

You are self-evidently not taking the piss and you're not about to start. So just be assured that whatever you can do each day is the best that you can do, and don't stress about the shit that doesn't get done.

 

Zoom out on all of this and you realise that none of this shit matters. The important stuff is what's going on in the hospitals and the people trying to find a vaccine. Everything else is completely irrelevant. Try and remind yourself of this. Seriously, it doesn't matter and its definitely not worth having a breakdown over. 

 

Good luck. And I hope this doesn't sound patronising cos I am genuinely concerned about you. 

 

Cheers. Dont be concerned though. Im okay really, just venting as wykiki says. I'm most pissed off about the school thing, but we'll work round that. Agree with everything else in this post.

 

Save your concern for the real frontline staff. They are in for a torrid time. 

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59 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

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PL’s DRA reads “ fuck this” 

 

 


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“I’D RATHER BE A SICKNOTE THAN A CORPSE 

 

best regards etc etc “

 

There was a group call thing yesterday and I’ve found out this morning that the lads were all told “keep attending sites, if you don’t there’s 100s who will”  which is utter bullshit considering we’re a week away from TUPE. There’s been very good news this morning too, I’m signed off till mid May and our new employers have confirmed that I’ll be off on full pay because of my health issues in relation to Coronavirus and it won’t actual affect sickness benefits. They’re basically paying my full salary from April 1st :good:

 

 

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2 hours ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

A load of small, local shops are still open apparently. Staggering.

 

Not food shops, I mean. Someone text saying a carpet shop was open before.

I love carpets, me.

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The current Mrs PL has been told that she’s not to go back to work till the end of May on 80% of wages. I’d say it’s been a good morning in lots of ways, but that can only be truly assessed at the end of May :D 

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This just came up on my FB 

" People are pathetic I work in Asda,  Families mams & dads & kids are still coming into the shop wandering round like it's a day out" 

Are these people stupid ffs. I can see this having to go full lockdown with curfews etc before some people realise .

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This just came up on my FB 

" People are pathetic I work in Asda,  Families mams & dads & kids are still coming into the shop wandering round like it's a day out" 

Are these people stupid ffs. I can see this having to go full lockdown with curfews etc before some people realise .


I came off Facebook after reading the 327th variation on this post

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Aye. Look after your own sanity and shut it out. Easier said than done, but I'm trying to make a point of only looking at the big picture - government advice etc. - and the small picture - family, friends, job, immediate neighbourhood. None of us have enough energy to worry about all the stuff in between for months on end.

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3 hours ago, NJS said:

Just had a video call with my team leader - he's sitting in his kitchen with his 2 year old wandering around in the background while his wife potters about looking after their 6 month old - looks like heaven :)

It will be far from heaven. The 2 year old will start knocking fuck out of his keyboard as he tries to work and/or screaming for Paw Patrol or some other shit. The 6 month old will be whining like bastard because they haven’t been fed in the last 3 minutes. 

 

I’m working at home with a 3 year old and a 10 month old, I’m pulling my hair out.

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