Post Coronavirus work plans

[ninja]

I'm furloughed from my airline job at the moment, so I thought I'd use this week constructively and do my driver CPC. £250 all in and I've done it on line.

I used to drive lorries for a living in a previous existence although I've not driven one for about 15 years.
I'm not sure when, or even if, my job will be up and running again so if I have to go back to driving, at least I have the ticket now.

Anyone else turning back time?

[Skub]

Ah,you'll be alright man,the planes will fly again sooner or later and you'll stop missing the mile high club.

I jacked in work at the start of this year (it was probably me who broke everything) so I'm pretty much done with the wage slave world,all you good tax paying fuckers get to keep me now.

[Tomcat]

In your current profession I can see there being a fairly lean time ahead for the next few years, though your employer "should" be one of the safer ones. So probably a smart move for you. In my specialist field I'm relieved that I'm retired because recent collapses in the industry have meant a lot of good people being put out of work and the ride ain't over yet. My son is moving from one public sector body to another and he's lucky too, because both are pretty heavily in demand (by the country, and by job applicants). The memsahib should be fairly secure in a job at an educational establishment where her job is needed as long as the college continues to exist.

But a lot of people aren't so fortunate and I think retraining and realignment of career trajectory is going to become a fact of life to quite a lot of people in the next couple of years.

[ninja]

Ah,you'll be alright man,the planes will fly again sooner or later and you'll stop missing the mile high club.

I jacked in work at the start of this year (it was probably me who broke everything) so I'm pretty much done with the wage slave world,all you good tax paying fuckers get to keep me now.

Good for you Skubster! If nothing else, lockdown has proved to me that I'm completely ready for retirement and I wont miss work one jot.

[ninja]

In your current profession I can see there being a fairly lean time ahead for the next few years, though your employer "should" be one of the safer ones. So probably a smart move for you. In my specialist field I'm relieved that I'm retired because recent collapses in the industry have meant a lot of good people being put out of work and the ride ain't over yet. My son is moving from one public sector body to another and he's lucky too, because both are pretty heavily in demand (by the country, and by job applicants). The memsahib should be fairly secure in a job at an educational establishment where her job is needed as long as the college continues to exist.

But a lot of people aren't so fortunate and I think retraining and realignment of career trajectory is going to become a fact of life to quite a lot of people in the next couple of years.

We seem to be faring better than some, at the moment at least. I suspect no airline company will be immune from having to wield the axe to reduce costs.

It's been a very bad couple of years for UK aviation.

I hope you're enjoying retirement!

[Tomcat]

I hope you're enjoying retirement!

It's a lot like lockdown, except I can normally ride the bikes (even if I can't afford to )

[G.P]

I'm fortunate in that I've been working from home, I've got a contract till the end of the year which may be extended, so main difference will be going into an office 3-4 days per week and resume regular trips to Germany.

[WelshDragon]

Not sure where to out this so I thought here would do!

Work plans for some whose career is in this industry but really eating food in a greenhouse!!



It’s really not worth it, is it?

[crust]

At the moment I'm fairly lucky in that in my unit I'm the only one that actually knows why a lot of things are the way they are, how they should be and more importantly why they can't be certain things, I've been here through a large part of the company's development and am one of the few in the group that actually knows most of the regulatory requirements in detail. This is both good and bad, good - they know that without my knowledge they will struggle (I'm not deluded enough to believe I'm indispensable, just worth my salary) bad - there's little or no career progression in sight and I'm training my replacement, luckily he's got a lot to learn.

Our new bosses are keen to modernise and restructure, I'm fully on board with that (I like new tech to play with) whereas some aren't which should stand me in good stead. There's no doubt that the axe is being sharpened and some will be culled as business will be down, only time will tell.

Interesting times.

[Gimlet]

Not sure where to out this so I thought here would do!

Work plans for some whose career is in this industry but really eating food in a greenhouse!!



It’s really not worth it, is it?

Up-market mobile food van. Something different and more interesting from the usual deep fried garbage in a styrofoam box. More people will be holidaying at home for the next couple of years. They still need to eat and drink, but not in an enclosed space. Quality food on the go could take off.

[Gimlet]

For myself, I'm self-employed. just put my books into the accountant. When he's done I'll be discussing with him whether to go bankrupt. I was trying to get a new business off the ground when this virus struck. I was scratching before this with new work just starting to trickle in. Now everything's stopped and I wrote my 4X4 off in March, so no work, no transport, no business.

If that goes ahead I'll be relocating and starting from scratch. What and where I've no idea.

[Druid]

I'm pretty sure that I won't be going back to work when this is over. I'm employed by a turbocharger remanufacturing company and the work has been dropping off steadily over the past 4 or 5 years. We've gone from 18 people in the workshop to 7 before the lockdown. There are currently 3 people working (I'm furloughed) and I don't think they will survive this. I'm 62 years old and I think it's unlikely that I'll get another full time permanent job. I have a teacher's pension and a lump sum but I'd rather not take that before I'm 65.

Interesting times

[Skub]

I'm pretty sure that I won't be going back to work when this is over. I'm employed by a turbocharger remanufacturing company and the work has been dropping off steadily over the past 4 or 5 years. We've gone from 18 people in the workshop to 7 before the lockdown. There are currently 3 people working (I'm furloughed) and I don't think they will survive this. I'm 62 years old and I think it's unlikely that I'll get another full time permanent job. I have a teacher's pension and a lump sum but I'd rather not take that before I'm 65.

Interesting times

It's B&Q for you young man.

[Druid]

I'm pretty sure that I won't be going back to work when this is over. I'm employed by a turbocharger remanufacturing company and the work has been dropping off steadily over the past 4 or 5 years. We've gone from 18 people in the workshop to 7 before the lockdown. There are currently 3 people working (I'm furloughed) and I don't think they will survive this. I'm 62 years old and I think it's unlikely that I'll get another full time permanent job. I have a teacher's pension and a lump sum but I'd rather not take that before I'm 65.

Interesting times

It's B&Q for you young man.

Thank you - for calling me "young"*, not for the B&Q suggestion


*I suppose it's a relative term

[Taipan]

If I lose my current job and I could afford to, i'd like to be a delivery driver for one of the supermarkets. Manual work to keep you fit and meeting different people each day appeals to me.

[WelshDragon]

I'm pretty sure that I won't be going back to work when this is over. I'm employed by a turbocharger remanufacturing company and the work has been dropping off steadily over the past 4 or 5 years. We've gone from 18 people in the workshop to 7 before the lockdown. There are currently 3 people working (I'm furloughed) and I don't think they will survive this. I'm 62 years old and I think it's unlikely that I'll get another full time permanent job. I have a teacher's pension and a lump sum but I'd rather not take that before I'm 65.

Interesting times

Firstly, sorry to hear you may be somewhat underemployed. However, as one door closes another always opens. I’m sure you know the answer to this already but can you live off savings for 3 years? That’s the approach we took to avoid my husband taking his pension early with an abatement. It’s amazing what a simple life one can lead if you knock all the modern day extravagances on the head!

[WelshDragon]

Grass will always grow.

Not in our ruddy garden!

[twids]

Before all this I was up for work in Lisbon for 3 months helping to set up a new software team for my department so I'm not sure how that'll pan out now. I work in the retail energy sector and I can see there big issues with bad debt hitting the bottom line along with an unpredictable wholesale market it's going to pretty turbulent for a while.

On the flip side I can see lots more businesses transitioning to online business models and less emphasis on IT staff working in offices so the job market could be a bit more open.

[Jody]

Still no word on my summer contract. The company appear to be taking bookings for 'my' campsite from the 3rd of June. I'm gonna call the office later and ask if they have a start date in mind for me.

Winter, I just have to hope that the wealthy family that employ me continue to be wealthy. I do know they'd be very hard pushed before they sold their chalets, but if money does get tight they may decide they don't need staff ??