Travelling salesmen/Engineers - Are you still visiting sites
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With Coronavirus advice changing daily, are those people that usually travel to customers for meetings still doing your regular trips out?
Our employer is suggesting business as usual but I'm finding that many customer sites are closed or not accepting visitors.
How are other employers handling this?
Our employer is suggesting business as usual but I'm finding that many customer sites are closed or not accepting visitors.
How are other employers handling this?
No, instructed to work from home and cancel all meetings for the foreseeable. All our external staff (about 60) are advised not to go to into UK head office and internal staff moving to wfh where possible. Co. is multi national Construction chemicals manufacturer - global head offices are in Northern Italy in and around Milan so will have viewed the Italian outbreak first hand.
On the client side finding many Architect and Civil Engineering practices are moving to working from home. Unsure what the construction sites will be doing, particularly the larger ones - will be interesting to see how they manage things.
On the client side finding many Architect and Civil Engineering practices are moving to working from home. Unsure what the construction sites will be doing, particularly the larger ones - will be interesting to see how they manage things.
Last week was my last travel for a while (I am in sales) and currently working from home. Customers don’t want visitors at the moment plus I think it is best to reduce risk. I also travel outside of the uk and it was clear last week I would not be seeing an airport for some time.
We have been advised no travel for the foreseeable future, so now using webex etc instead.
We have been advised no travel for the foreseeable future, so now using webex etc instead.
Yes, though HP are asking users if they have Coronavirus 
the less honest home users who come to the door having lied to the call handlers so they get a device fixed, who are visibly sweating like a pig, will just get the call closed...
Had a close call at a school today where a kid tested positive for COVID-19, thankfully he was in a different room. Most are staying home ahead of the London Shutdown on Monday. South Mimms was deserted today, went there for a printer but work will tail offfor a while now.
the less honest home users who come to the door having lied to the call handlers so they get a device fixed, who are visibly sweating like a pig, will just get the call closed...Had a close call at a school today where a kid tested positive for COVID-19, thankfully he was in a different room. Most are staying home ahead of the London Shutdown on Monday. South Mimms was deserted today, went there for a printer but work will tail offfor a while now.
I'm still making service visits, was in London on the tube on Tuesday, made 6 calls. South London and Surrey yesterday and made 4 calls. Back to London today on the tube.
Good time to get essential work done, some off my customers are going ahead with disruptive projects now whilst their sites are quiet. We also carry out work in schools, usually during the hols, we're going to try and push some bigger projects forward now they are closing the schools to kids.
Keep calm and make the most of it.
Good time to get essential work done, some off my customers are going ahead with disruptive projects now whilst their sites are quiet. We also carry out work in schools, usually during the hols, we're going to try and push some bigger projects forward now they are closing the schools to kids.
Keep calm and make the most of it.
Been home since Wednesday, given phone on isdn line linked to company system, been told to use this rather than mobile,
Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
A205GTI said:
Been home since Wednesday, given phone on isdn line linked to company system, been told to use this rather than mobile,
Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Damn!Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Please review the information just released by the government about them paying wages to minimise redundancies. Hopefully it helps your situation.
FreeLitres said:
A205GTI said:
Been home since Wednesday, given phone on isdn line linked to company system, been told to use this rather than mobile,
Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Damn!Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Please review the information just released by the government about them paying wages to minimise redundancies. Hopefully it helps your situation.
TBH Boris is really rocking this he is obviously desperate to get reelected (Thanks to Dominic Cummings on these measures!).
Cant imagine Theresa May running the show like this.
A205GTI said:
FreeLitres said:
A205GTI said:
Been home since Wednesday, given phone on isdn line linked to company system, been told to use this rather than mobile,
Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Damn!Customers in the main since Tuesday refused site visits unless necessary,
dreaded letter today ref may have to switch to shortened hours, unpaid leave or redundancy, or all 3 potentially in the future
only been there 4 weeks!!
So a bit worried but just trying to do all i can to show and add value.
Please review the information just released by the government about them paying wages to minimise redundancies. Hopefully it helps your situation.
TBH Boris is really rocking this he is obviously desperate to get reelected (Thanks to Dominic Cummings on these measures!).
Cant imagine Theresa May running the show like this.
Boris Johnson is doing well with the daily updates, but we need to move to Stage 3... a lockdown with only key workers (infrastructure providers) being allowed to travel about. I am getting increasingly worried, I think home visits have to stop soon. Alcohol gel at the ready, but it's hard to read printer part numbers with the gas mask on
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