Coronavirus - New Zealand
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@JC said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Fucking possums.
So what's this, a new hobby?
Nice skins, but claws too sharp for fucking I would think.
I am actually a serial killer of possums. Bloody Aussies.
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@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@JC said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Fucking possums.
So what's this, a new hobby?
Nice skins, but claws too sharp for fucking I would think.
I am actually a serial killer of possums. Bloody Aussies.
Just another animal right? Skinning and butchering is a transferrable skill
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@JC said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Fucking possums.
So what's this, a new hobby?
Nice skins, but claws too sharp for fucking I would think.
I am actually a serial killer of possums. Bloody Aussies.
Just another animal right? Skinning and butchering is a transferrable skill
Almost same, same. Possum fur does have to be "plucked" when they are "fresh".
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Whinny says it was pressure from him to move to L1 that got us there
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The sacrifices made by so many of us has been huge. It’s tough seeing on the news or online guys who have worked their whole lives in one job all of a sudden finding themselves unemployed. I’ve been lucky enough to keep mine although I’m still at a reduced pay level.
Hoping that will return to normal soon.
Has been an interesting time, looking back still not sure what to make off the whole lockdown experience. -
@Virgil I think a lot of companies are looking to use it as an excuse to cut costs and lay off staff. That isn't really a criticism either, it's hard to do and the opportunity arose so some took it. I've managed to keep everybody employed but it is costing me, hopefully only short term.
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@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Virgil I think a lot of companies are looking to use it as an excuse to cut costs and lay off staff. That isn't really a criticism either, it's hard to do and the opportunity arose so some took it. I've managed to keep everybody employed but it is costing me, hopefully only short term.
Yep I’m pretty sure most of the businesses that have gone under were in trouble to begin with. Many others in tourism etc though you can understand.
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@Snowy Tower Insurance (acquired Youi last year) are apparently laying off about 100 people, yet are going to 'refund millions' to customers due to lack of claims made during lockdown...
But yeah, plenty of businesses may have been sailing close to the wind before, and the lockdown was the final straw.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy Tower Insurance (acquired Youi last year) are apparently laying off about 100 people, yet are going to 'refund millions' to customers due to lack of claims made during lockdown...
But yeah, plenty of businesses may have been sailing close to the wind before, and the lockdown was the final straw.
So would they have been better keeping their staff and not refunding, or were they culling dead wood? Trained quality staff are hard to find, shit ones are easy.
Each business has to decide that. This gave them a chance was my point.
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@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy Tower Insurance (acquired Youi last year) are apparently laying off about 100 people, yet are going to 'refund millions' to customers due to lack of claims made during lockdown...
But yeah, plenty of businesses may have been sailing close to the wind before, and the lockdown was the final straw.
So would they have been better keeping their staff and not refunding, or were they culling dead wood? Trained quality staff are hard to find, shit ones are easy.
Each business has to decide that. This gave them a chance was my point.
Great PR exercise too, refunding customers ( me one of them) car insurance for a car they didn’t drive for 5 weeks..
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@Virgil said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy Tower Insurance (acquired Youi last year) are apparently laying off about 100 people, yet are going to 'refund millions' to customers due to lack of claims made during lockdown...
But yeah, plenty of businesses may have been sailing close to the wind before, and the lockdown was the final straw.
So would they have been better keeping their staff and not refunding, or were they culling dead wood? Trained quality staff are hard to find, shit ones are easy.
Each business has to decide that. This gave them a chance was my point.
Great PR exercise too, refunding customers ( me one of them) car insurance for a car they didn’t drive for 5 weeks..
Makes the other insurance companies look shit tooI'm getting refunds on some insurance, not all. So yeah, it will be interesting to see who fronts up.
The most interesting one for me is Southern Cross. A "not for profit" organisation that saved $50 million by people not going to the doctor. How many hypochondriacs do we have in this country? I know heaps that the first port of call for a sniffle is the GP.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy Tower Insurance (acquired Youi last year) are apparently laying off about 100 people, yet are going to 'refund millions' to customers due to lack of claims made during lockdown...
Youi are giving customers 15% off their car insurance per month due to less usage.
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Siam and isnt Aussies economy tanking too, collateral damage of the virus all round.
I dont agree with some of how things transpired, but pretty happy about where we are right now.
Yeah I think everyone is in for a stressful year.
Which country did best is a bit like 2 double amputees arguing over whose surgeon had the sharper knife.
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@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Virgil I think a lot of companies are looking to use it as an excuse to cut costs and lay off staff. That isn't really a criticism either, it's hard to do and the opportunity arose so some took it. I've managed to keep everybody employed but it is costing me, hopefully only short term.
A convenient time to trim off dead wood that's for sure. Also a good time to re-organize and try to improve efficiency and ultimately profitability
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Snowy said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Virgil I think a lot of companies are looking to use it as an excuse to cut costs and lay off staff. That isn't really a criticism either, it's hard to do and the opportunity arose so some took it. I've managed to keep everybody employed but it is costing me, hopefully only short term.
A convenient time to trim off dead wood that's for sure. Also a good time to re-organize and try to improve efficiency and ultimately profitability
If the last 3 months have shown us anything, it is that many face to face meetings are utter fucking tripe.
Additionally, productivity is King when the shit really hits - and, therefore HR can suck my balls that I don't smile enough for their liking.
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@Snowy yeah thats what I was alluding to, I expect they were probably looking at ways to tighten things (cull the useless ones of the Youi staff and some of thier own) and Covid have been a prime chance.
Thing is, while some insurers may have had good results over that period, not all did...plenty of cars/trucks were still stolen (I know right, people breaching lock down rules) plus were more incidents on home/contents/burglaries in business premises etc
I think some businesses have found they can operate more efficiently too (plenty from home instead of offices - we are moving into a new office building in September I think...) I know of one that operated on less staff over L3 & 2 with similar level of income...who are now restructuring