Leading hand for a packaging compnay
Busy as hell making up for the smokers that say they have to self isolate due to asthma!
A few more off with symptoms? I think there will be a few firsts here for people getting c19 twice or even 3 times
Anyone else feel work colleges are taking the michael?
I've got my list for the first out the door when the down turn hits
I work in mining, the only reason I'm still working is because my flight was cancelled and the borders all locked down. Week 7 now and I do not know when I will get home, probably some time in august is my best guess.
Cop in Manchester. Not "front line" uniform but still operational.
Have you been given the same PPE as us? That is, **** all & a bottle of anti-bacterial hand gel in the car you share with umpteen others?
We’ve been told “battle on, its business as usual” – by email obviously.
Not yet seen any hand gel Mildred! We've been told its coming this week but as it will be in 5l tubs we have to find our own little bottles to decant it into. Each deployable vehicle has been equipped with a 'COVID kit'. Consisting of an apron mask and gloves.....
Food manufacture and distribution (cheese and dairy mainly) massive shift in product format has caused a large number of losses and the usual suspects have scarpered to self isolate in the first week. Rough times but still need to go in. International hub for deliveries too.
The large-ish estate and associated farm is operational and busy time of the year, so I’m thankful I’m still able to work.
Power station engineer. My role isn't core operational any more, but our station manager seems to be on some matcho keeping the place running trip, even though other stations in our group are WFH where possible. He's still sat in an office with the Engineering and Production managers, if one of them gets it, whole exec team are infected, the prick.
Specialist courier, classed as a key worker due to what we deliver. Still in work as normal but there is a lot less to deliver and collect. We'll never stop but there isn't enough work for all of our drivers so it's uncertain times.
Mechanical engineer in a pharma plant, producing Penicillin. Theyve made all of us key workers, in reality it's only operators and trades that are required on site, I'll only be going in if there's a breakdown requiring my support tbh.
Very thankful I took the big step to leave aviation 5.5 years ago.
Wife is a nurse, giving eye injections to keep folks from going blind, they'll keep that service going as long as possible. 🙏🏻
I work in IT for a bank - we don't have retail customers in the UK, but we're still classed as a key worker (apparently).
I've just had a week off, but I've been 100% WFH since early March (usually 40%).
All actual work is suspended now, unless it's regulator mandated. We're focusing on keeping the lights on with a reduced workforce.
Some teams are having to travel to the office, but there's split teams and strict enforcement of what team is allowed in the office on what weeks. They have all been given a letter in case they get stopped by the police.
maccruiskeen
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which is annoying as people are enjoying time offsee the post a few above yours about processing hundreds of thousands of benefits claims. I don’t think many people are ’enjoying’ time off.
If anyone in Newcastle needs a hand, I need the money - FMCG production experience and chemistry/lab if so thinking about QC work short term. Officially unemployed on 1st April. Going to look at volunteering this week but I've been focused on finding an income first. It appears all the jobs in supermarkets and farms weren't around here.
Relaxing it isn't.
But well done to all those still doing difficult jobs. Lots of talk of front line staff but I know a fair number in the Civil service (including my wife) and less glamorous roles who are putting in extra hours to keep things going.
Paramedic here, and the wife is a critical care nurse. Pure luck that neither of us has got the rona yet
Power station operator here, been self isolated for 2 weeks past last Friday and not going back in until this Friday as we've shifted to 12 hour working. So I've had a fair amount of time off, thankfully I'm one of the few that has ended up in the house.
And now I know where Phil and Nobeer work (or have a fair idea).
Assembly fitter making plant for food and pharma industries. Several of our customers have asked for assurances that we will be able to supply spare parts so that was all the boss needed to call us essential workers. Production staff not happy as with some of the work social distancing can be difficult to maintain without working in an unsafe manner.
And now I know where Phil and Nobeer work (or have a fair idea).
We now know where you work 🙂
IT consultant here and not a key worker. But my role is WFH or client sites, and as the clients are all working remotely I am now WFH all the time. So it’s basically normal work time for me – which is annoying as people are enjoying time off.
Similar here, but I've been redeployed into IT Support. Our workload has increased 300% as all our clients are trying to WFH, it's been very frustrating when a lot of them have dismissed the idea of Business Continuity planning / disaster recovery planning for years and now expect to take all their kit home and it just work as if they were in the office, immediately.
I'm hoping as this become more normal this week I can get some more work setting up better remote working systems for clients than trying to remember how to set-up VPNs etc.
Most of my mates work on construction sites in management so they're kicking about at home spending about an hour a day on paperwork before watching netflix etc. I'm the one with a load of DIY jobs to do and no time to do it ha ha.
welshfarmer
Certainly don’t consider myself as a key worker
I certainly consider you to be one
Pharma medicine testing and release here, got my letter on Thursday, we are doing 2 days on site with 3 at home currently.
closed and secure site so not too much of an issue, might even be able to do some running laps of the internal ring road at lunch
Embedded in a NHS early intervention in psychosis team as an employment specialist, basically helping people back into work. Self isolating till Wednesday then being redeployed as a STW Worker just to make sure people are getting meds, doing ok and most importantly keeping stable/not deteriorating.
I know the financial impact of all this is going to be a mess we'll be crawling out from for years to come....but the mental health issues this causes/propagates is going to be a right pickle.
Law enforcement, non-operational at present. Currently sat in my secure office on a secure site doing things. No sign of being asked to go to operational work atm, although I did dig out my cuffs, asp and pava last week and start a go bag - god knows where my body armour is though. All my training and work has always been covert ops, so possibly of limited use - are we still using Judges’ Rules? Still get a hankering to get back outside though.
@maccruiskeen seems about right though I'm not a desk engineer.
@kilo Justice Department called, they're sending an H wagon to take you to the nearest sector house.
Air traffic control officer.
Not much flying to be fair but the sky's need to stay open and safe. Some sad non standard conversations with pilots
Feel a bit if a fraud. Got friends in the NHS.....
Cop. I did the NCALT package...yaàay
@kilo, Wooden truncheon and whistle still works....
I’m classed as a key worker and have a letter from my Director stating so
I’m a chuffin Grounds Person (on a large estate with 3 care homes)
So step aside all of you NHS, Police, Fire, Air traffic, food distribution etc above, I’m the real hero for keeping grass short
🙄
Ffs
(I am grateful of actually being in work though, working outdoors is what my mental health needs right now)
I’m a chuffin Grounds Person (on a large estate with 3 care homes)
much needed eye candy for the residents. Is it time for your Diet Coke break yet?
There are 80 private homes on the estate, i think the director (wfh) just wants us in to keep them off his back (they like to moan, and some would complain if we had to self isolate and grass wasn’t being cut)
Cutting the grass is self oscilating.
Another Police Officer here. Frontline response team Sergeant in a small East Anglian town. Wife is also in the job.
Work have been good on any support that can be sent in an email, but less forthcoming with any physical PPE.
We are all isolating as I started with symptoms this time last week. Due back to work next Monday when I fit back in my shift pattern.
Airline pilot. Gone from ferrying passengers around to (largely) freighter operations.
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Electrical Control Room Operator for Network Rail, currently on two weeks leave but then its back to work as someone has to manage our 33/22/11KV & 750DC network.
TRI (mobile train fitter) its a weird quiet time atm, haven’t been near a train for a while, just sat waiting for incidents.
Cutting forme manufacturing here. Last week was a lot of new signage for supermarkets and some banking literature, then the last few days has been loads of formes for cutting Pvc face shields for the NHS.
It's certainly varied!
Electrician repairing faults in social housing (and now I'm an allrounder tradesman , as we're so short of staff).
We have 150+ workers doing repairs normally. There are 13 of us now.
The number of calls has reduced, but we are doing more work than we'd normally do.
And today has started with the idiots. 2 windows broken on one estate, as some idiot thought it'd be a good idea to smash windows with his air rifle at 2.30am last night.
And another one today, "i tried to change my kitchen light yesterday, but it went bang, and I havent got any lights working at all now"
I was there at 10.15am today, all curtains were closed, knocked 3 times over 5 minutes, and rang the house phone, they couldnt be bothered to get up, so they are still without lights.
Local Gov IT gimp. Usually applications integration and web stuff, but we're all mucking in as much as we can with the helpdesk at the mo, as 400 or so people turn on their PC's at home and expect to be able to just 'dial in'.
Never done first line support, always had a lot of respect for their patience and skills, now have even more.
However, feel like an utter fraud being classed as a 'key worker'. All I'm doing is following a set of instructions and emailing out documents.
However, feel like an utter fraud being classed as a ‘key worker’. All I’m doing is following a set of instructions and emailing out documents.
Which helps people and keeps things moving.
Obviously there are levels to this, but don't underestimate your role in the greater effort.
I am lucky enough to work for the NHS and can still go to work. I work for the estates department and it is pretty much business as usual apart from we put ourselves on shifts to minimise contact.
The atmosphere in the hospital is surreal it honestly feels like a nightmare we can’t awaken from. We can’t get hold of additional PPE which sucks but can get it off the wardS when we are working there.
The confirmed cases have increased 10 fold in a week god bless.
Iam pretty much resigned to the fact I am going to get it and just hoping the cycling over the years has made me strong enough 🤞 even so I’m not buying anything else cycling related till this is over. The wife works for EE so she can also go to work.
I know the NHS staff are getting a lot of recognition and rightly so but other workers shush as in shops buses taxis police firemen etc etc are all doing there bit and hopefully we can all get though this.
I'm a teacher. Feels very strange to work from home, trying to keep my students doing something other than focusing on the bad stuff.
Doing my bit to (hopefully) keep their mental health in check and not feel like a fraud!
Key workers for me ( and I might have missed some)
Obviously healthcare - not just the front line but those whos work supports the front line so most ( but not all) NHS staff and I guess those who do not fit in ith direct influence on care ( quality improvement teams, moving and handling advisors etc) can be moved into roles where they become Key and from stories on the halthcare workers thread this seems to be happening
Those concerned with feeding us so farmers, logistics for transport of food and shop workers in food shops
those who keep essential services running - so power stations and other energy supply, Water and waste management etc. Posties and delivery staff ( although this might be the opportunity to reduce the duplication in services) Those that are needed to keep the internet running. Those sort of folk
Finally those who keep us safe ie police, firefighters, coastguard etc
Who have I missed? either categories or folk in these categories?
@tjagain - food manufacturers are missing from your list and most other lists i have seen.
I’m a fiery, with technical rescue and Urban search and rescue roles. Normal business has dropped right off. My station and team are earmarked for slightly different work once we get into April/may. Can’t say I’m relishing the thought.
I feel extremely anxious as we’re still crewing as normal and have 1 1/2 sets of corona ppe per truck. Never had what I do at work possibly come home to affect my kids and wife in such a way. Will probably stop coming home for a bit when the work starts.
That said we’re fairly used to working around pathogens/ chemicals, dealing with recoveries and I’m hoping that training stands us in good stead for decontamination discipline etc.
what we do now will effect what I’m doing then.
Good call PMK - they obviously fit in with those who feed us
Civil Servant, normal job is emergency response (chemicals) and this week started covering response role for the outbreak, hopefully give some of my colleagues who have been flat out some respite from it. Whole organisation is designated key worker, but vast majority are now WFH and have been for a couple of weeks. My wife normally works at home and kids are teens so don't need to use the school provision.
Who have I missed?
May not fit into your definitions, but I work in Defence / Aerospace manufacturing and everyone here has now been given a letter (by the company) stating that they're "essential" workers. Offices mostly WFH, but manufacturing still in full swing (day and shift work).
