Working arrangements in the pandemic

[Dr Jekyll]

I'm curious to see what effect the restrictions are having, though appreciate PH may not be a representative demographic.

[Vanden Saab]

I couldn't vote as there is no option for an odd job here and there but nowhere near the usual amount of work...

[Richjam]

Still travelling to work 27 miles each way. Never though my commute would actually be enjoyable! Downside working in a factory with 60 other people that might potentially pass the virus to me!

[GT03ROB]

Sent everyone home here & they are working from home, I have a 400 seat office to myself, it's great. Get the odd one who comes in to do things that's about it

[Hub]

Office based job - now working fully from home. I used to wfh from time to time on my own laptop but didn't have full access to work servers. Now we suddenly have new laptops and full remote access! It's going well at the moment but things could dry up if it goes on longer than a month or so more.

[frisbee]

Option isn't there, WFH and going in when necessary.

[JulianHJ]

frisbee said:

Option isn't there, WFH and going in when necessary.

Similarly, I WFH most of the time, and might go to an office once or twice a week - now we've been told not to visit offices unless essential, and agreed by management.

[Pesty]

Meetings on video calls but 90% still on site with precautions.

Staying away sucks hotels won’t even provide a drink. Uber eats is making me even fatter

[caiss4]

Self-employed driving instructor so all work has dried up.

Coincidentally I was going to retire in May anyway.

Covid-19 and a cancer diagnosis on March 12th has just expedited that decision

[oddman]

Frontline NHS older peoples mental health
Significant percentage of patients with Covid 19
Some very ill; some dying
Inadequate PPE, colleagues off sick and difficult to staff ward.

Other NHS staff 'working from home' on full pay and finding every excuse not come in to cover sick colleagues.

Roads are quiet though

[Willhire89]

oddman said:

Roads are quiet though

Week one they were deserted and town centre eerily quiet - since Easter roads are now noticeably busier and it is taking longer to travel

People are drifting back to work and yesterday Cambridge town centre is regaining some noise - what buses running are still mostly empty.

I notice car travel has been dropped form the daily mobility charts at the Govt briefing

[BenBuzz]

Work in agriculture inspecting crops in the field and advising on crop protection / fertiliser. Very little/no change - still doing 2500 miles/month, I spend most my time in fields on my own so isolation not difficult! Cut back on face-to-face meetings with clients except where essential (2m distance maintained!).

[A Winner Is You]

Mostly working from home, going in to site on occasion as there are certain things that I have to do there. Generally, being at home isn't too bad. The difficulty comes when I need to check something or with somebody. As it's a desktop I have to try and find someone else on site who can look something up for me, or I can't get hold of someone when they don't answer their phone.

[mewt]

Working from home. Never thought I'd miss the daily commute and being in the office but in some ways I do.

[Countdown]

I used to WFH 50% of the week, and now it's 100%, My team are working 50-60 hours per week as well due to it being Financial year end, probably one of the few times where it's slightly easier if you're all in the same office.