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Could you handle another dose of furlough
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Evening everyone. I didn't get furlough on the buses but the place I work now did .They were off for 7 months they said it was fantastic. But also what was funny was the mad panic for loo rolls and pasta. Crazy times.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Definitely as first one was great for me as I had torn a bicep and ripped a tendon in my right arm and was on sick pay so not a lot . Furlough came along and they put me on full pay . Enjoyed the rest and recovering time x |
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No furlough for me. I just worked from home. Still am. Only have to go in to the office once a month. It's a lot easier now all the kids are in school, it wasn't any fun trying to work with them here. |
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over a year ago
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Worked all the way through lockdown misers didn’t even give us one day off
Apparently a job that’s essential
Toss pots
Good evening Mr Bus
Or Reg Varney  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Worked all the way through lockdown misers didn’t even give us one day off
Apparently a job that’s essential
Toss pots
Good evening Mr Bus
Or Reg Varney God I miss those clippie days  "
Lol
Bet you miss olive as well they were the days going for cheeky shag on turnaround admitting it was always bob getting sex  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I went from working 80/90 hr weeks to 5 weeks of furlough. First couple of weeks I was bored then got into the swing of things and was kinda sad had to go back to work. I would not want another spell though as I was only paid for basic hrs and not overtime so was losing a grand a week. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Worked all the way through lockdown misers didn’t even give us one day off
Apparently a job that’s essential
Toss pots
Good evening Mr Bus
Or Reg Varney God I miss those clippie days
Lol
Bet you miss olive as well they were the days going for cheeky shag on turnaround admitting it was always bob getting sex I have you done as a Blakey  "
Lol
True but be banging the nicest clippies  |
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"I went on maternity leave a few days before lockdown so it pretty much passed me by. I couldn't do it with a toddler though. Fml."
We both worked FT at home with a 3yo, both working the same hours. It's do-able, just about |
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I didn't get furlough last time but I did get to skip the queue at Tesco at the end of an 11 hour shift and a discount key worker deal on a hotel during the little of my annual leave that wasn't cancelled so I guess that's something. I would very much appreciate a break right now as I'm still physically recovering. |
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I'm self employed, and didn't receive a penny of financial aid during the entire lockdown period, but made the best of what I could, and got through it. I would not enjoy another episode like it, and certainly not so soon |
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The country could never afford it we are struggling to pay what we borrowed last time and i think they are going to really tighten the countrys spending for the forseable future. Not to mention how it broke supply lines and put immense pressure on all of us trying to work through it.
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
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"Furlough and all the lockdown measures have bankrupted this country"
I think there’s a bit more to it. Global economy tanking. Wars. Brexit. Mismanagement.
If anything Furlough proved how much of an illusion the whole economy is. It’s smoke and mirrors. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Our bosses had some meeting with officials in downing Street and came back with the answer "you lot are essential so will carry on working then sent all the office staff home to work from there
Bought a rake of new laptops for everyone and office chairs and 18 months later some of them still won't come back
Couldn't get hold of anyone working from home and when we did got told "oh I'll do that shortly I'm just out walking in the sunshine".  ???? Working from home my arse. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No! No way. I was furloughed and I hated it. First off I lost the majority of my pay because my work didn’t top up the difference.
Secondly I felt guilty for taking public funds and it also really irritated me thinking of all the debt that was wracking up from all of us on furlough.
Thirdly I sort of felt lost. It wasn’t like a holiday. It was months of being locked in a house with nothing to do and feeling sort of useless.
Really annoyed me when people were pushing for it to be extended |
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By *mightyMan
over a year ago
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I’m self employed so got no choice but to work no work no pay no holiday pay no sick pay jack shit hence why I earn good money & I’m expected to save what I don’t spend I didn’t take any furlough grants either not worth messing my tax rebate up |
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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago
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"I didn't have furlough nor my employees the first time and while we are all thankful, also a bit jealous deep down of those who did "
I was jealous until “we” immediately made them all redundant when furlough ended. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I didn't have furlough nor my employees the first time and while we are all thankful, also a bit jealous deep down of those who did
I was jealous until “we” immediately made them all redundant when furlough ended. "
Wasn’t a family business was it? I would of used the time off for gym and double salary whether internal or external |
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"...and this is why we're in the mess we're in  "
We worked throughout the pandemic but the short staffing we now have as a result? I'm so fucking stressed at work that I'd happily be furloughed, if it was offered. One person can't carry on doing what I'm doing and still function properly. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Our bosses had some meeting with officials in downing Street and came back with the answer "you lot are essential so will carry on working then sent all the office staff home to work from there
Bought a rake of new laptops for everyone and office chairs and 18 months later some of them still won't come back
Couldn't get hold of anyone working from home and when we did got told "oh I'll do that shortly I'm just out walking in the sunshine". ???? Working from home my arse. "
Same at our place! We had to be in every day while the office staff sat on their arse at home. 'Working from home' yet never doing anything. They still do sod all. |
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