Lockdown/Covid Check In
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@Crucial said in Lockdown Check In:
I'm not too bad. Just trying not to get pissed off at the situation as that won't help the mental state at all.
Since coming back from UK I have been doing bits and pieces work wise. Some consulting back to the UK, some farm sitting here, a few short task based contracts. Trouble now is that everything has dried up. I have already had months of filling in time with online training courses, gardening, house jobs etc and was really looking forward to a more interactive 'normal' job. Guess I'll have to wait out longer.
Didn't help that our two little dog companions of the last 16 years both died and the house was feeling very empty. Didn't get a chance to find a new pup before lockdown.
I'm consoling myself with the hope that this break gives a lot of businesses a chance to step back and see what changes they should make for the coming years and possible new world we will be in. That could open opportunities for someone like me in the business of implementing change. The other advantage in NZ could be that remote working becomes far more accepted by businesses and work becomes task based rather than just clocking in. That would be great for me as I'd love nothing more than a move to a more remote place (with good connectivity) out of Wellington. We have only ever been here for work purposes and have no great connection.Gutted to hear about your dogs. That must have been heartbreaking.
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@Hooroo said in Lockdown Check In:
@Crucial said in Lockdown Check In:
I'm not too bad. Just trying not to get pissed off at the situation as that won't help the mental state at all.
Since coming back from UK I have been doing bits and pieces work wise. Some consulting back to the UK, some farm sitting here, a few short task based contracts. Trouble now is that everything has dried up. I have already had months of filling in time with online training courses, gardening, house jobs etc and was really looking forward to a more interactive 'normal' job. Guess I'll have to wait out longer.
Didn't help that our two little dog companions of the last 16 years both died and the house was feeling very empty. Didn't get a chance to find a new pup before lockdown.
I'm consoling myself with the hope that this break gives a lot of businesses a chance to step back and see what changes they should make for the coming years and possible new world we will be in. That could open opportunities for someone like me in the business of implementing change. The other advantage in NZ could be that remote working becomes far more accepted by businesses and work becomes task based rather than just clocking in. That would be great for me as I'd love nothing more than a move to a more remote place (with good connectivity) out of Wellington. We have only ever been here for work purposes and have no great connection.Gutted to hear about your dogs. That must have been heartbreaking.
Was expected at their ages but still leaves a big hole. Just weird to not have any animals around the house.
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@JC said in Lockdown Check In:
@Crucial Yeah it’s a shit time to be between jobs. What do you do for a crust normally?
A variety of things in the project world really. Specialise in analysis and reporting system setups for large PMOs although usually when engaged within a programme of work that expands to all sorts of things that the skillset suits. As an example in the UK I found myself modelling user impacts of TV Frequency changes to feed into support planning. That started as I went there to set up consolidated reporting to the Govt departments and install a Continuous Improvement process.
Trouble is that what I do can be hard to define with a simple job title and therefore in the public service (as most Wellington work is/was) no one has put a role to do these things into a resource plan. That means no budget to pay for this expertise even though they realise they have a gap. Hoping for a bit more activity in the private sector post Covid. -
@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
@Crucial yeah is a tough time, we lost a 14 year old pet last year, and you are right, leaves a big hole!
This time around I think we will make sure we have some overlapping life expectancies. If we end up in the right place I might even take on a retired working dog as well as a pup.
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@MiketheSnow this made my day mate.
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@taniwharugby said in Lockdown Check In:
@voodoo any plans to go somewhere special
I don't want to rush into anything
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As I sit at home isolating it has me reflecting on my family, work and our relationship with debt and money.
Those who are working from home seem to be spending far more time with their kids, exercising together and many other productive things.
It makes me question if working 40 hours a week from 18 to 67 so you can “provide” for your family and buy the latest things is the best exchange of your finite time on this planet.
Will this crisis make some people re-evaluate how they spend their time and maybe alter some of their life choices?
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@chimoaus said in Lockdown Check In:
Will this crisis make some people re-evaluate how they spend their time and maybe alter some of their life choices?
no
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@chimoaus said in Lockdown Check In:
As I sit at home isolating it has me reflecting on my family, work and our relationship with debt and money.
Those who are working from home seem to be spending far more time with their kids, exercising together and many other productive things.
It makes me question if working 40 hours a week from 18 to 67 so you can “provide” for your family and buy the latest things is the best exchange of your finite time on this planet.
Will this crisis make some people re-evaluate how they spend their time and maybe alter some of their life choices?
My last day at work is Friday, we always said at least one of us would be part time for the kids, but my youngest is 10 and we thought we'd both work full time. Luckily I can say NOPE to that, got a part time ICT and stuff job at my kids school (once it goes back) fuck all money but wife is earning more. Hasn't made me re-evaluate, but confirmed decision.
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Mandatory Easter shutdown for a week. I did have stuff I had to deliver during that period, but thanks to the astonishing managerial competencies of others, that's freed up now.
Pity because I was going to use that week's leave later in the year.
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@chimoaus said in Lockdown Check In:
Will this crisis make some people re-evaluate how they spend their time and maybe alter some of their life choices?
It hasn't changed anything for me, but it has crystallised a few thoughts I've been having lately - namely that I don't really enjoy living in the city and want to go somewhere with more spaced and a more relaxed attitude.
The work from home stuff feeds into that, as it has shown a future where I might be able to have my cake and eat it too (live in a semi-regional area but still keep my big city job).
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@barbarian I know of people at work who live and work out of fairly remote parts of NZ and work from home. It seems to work pretty well, with the odd trip into a corporate site every now and then. Could be a good option to get people out of the main centres as well as reducing traffic within them.