The COVID-19 Blues

wrongun

Sounds shite Grant. Just been through risk of redundancy process at mine (Global), but thankfully I didnt have to deal with it, just survive! Lost a few good soldiers in the process though
You’re at a big Agency arent you?
As you say unfortunately theres a shit load more of this coming over next few months in preparation for when furlough ends

Along_the_Wire

wrongun media-owner side mate

Old-Dutch

That’s shite Grant. A horrible cunt of a responsibility

gcw

Along_the_Wire feel for you Grant. I’m not at Exec level just yet, but have been at the level below for a few years now and the one word I would use to describe that level of management and above is definitely ‘lonely’.

gcw

On topic, we saved a bit of cash on childcare costs over lockdown and finally finished off some home improvements, which surprisingly improved my mood a lot.

Also read a lot of books - kudos to you Hannu for doing 50. I’m on #30 this year.

I only played on my Technics once over the whole period, which could be a sign that I should move them on perhaps. If I can’t play them during a lockdown, when will I play them?

Old-Dutch

I manage a team in my role and I fucking hate it - managing staff is not a great experience as a lot of people try to sell to you - what it actually is is a shit load of constant stress. Been in my same place of work now for too long.

gcw

Old-Dutch completely agree re: managing staff. Never ending ballache. Currently have a low performing member of the team that just isn’t delivering. It’s a constant struggle to manage, and it is very very difficult to fire someone without jumping through endless hoops.

Millsy

I hate managing people. I always seem to inherit a team of misfits. Thats why I went into contracting, but the HMRC has made that route untenable too. Thankfully I’ve landed in a role where I can earn six figures and not have to be a people manager. I’m sticking where I am for a while and building a pension asap. Want to retire at 55 but doubt that will happen either. Work is a bunch of arse.

vinnyt77

Millsy Basically this.

I’ve been pushed to manage teams throughout my career, as considered necessary for ‘advancement.’ This despite me being very clear that I’m not that good as a manager, and would far rather just get on with my own work, rather than have to worry about some idiot that can’t spell correctly.

I honestly don’t give a fuck about status as long as I’m suitably paid for the expertise I offer. My current boss has finally recognised the value of having someone like me doing the stuff that I do - so I basically get left alone to get on with it, and feel like I’m being paid well enough not to look for work elsewhere.

Smallman1

I manage myself on the basis of how do you manage the unmanageable?

An absolute renegade of a biz tranz maverick.

gcw

Smallman1 are you on furlough @Smallman1 ? Or if not, is your sector at risk of mass redundancies?

Smallman1

Not on furlough and it is yes.

Hursty

Drink increased massively due to Covid blues. Resorted to medical help regarding mood off my own bat which is something I’ve never done before being a stupid bloke who can fight anything without any help whatsoever 😂

Just has a mini reset and got back to normal after 1 month off work concentrating on diet, sleep and wellbeing. All good now. Glad I got it sorted rather than digging the hole deeper.

Millsy

Hursty blimey Hursty. Sounds like you need a drink after all that polava.

Hursty

Millsy Just back from my leaving do in town. Official work do’s are banned but we managed to get a 6 hour drinking sesh in regardless, and crucially only 6 people or less at any one time.

Living the dream.

bosstrabs

I’ve actually only had two beers in about three weeks (I know the exact amount because I bought 6 IPAs for a tenner from the offy).

Excepting people who are throwing caution to the wind and just going out, these times seem to have separated people who usually drink into lockdown heavy solo boozers and those who can’t actually be arsed as there’s no socialising.

alistair

bosstrabs That IPA must have been rank

Smallman1

Lightweight central in this thread.

bosstrabs

alistair Mostly Sharp’s Atlantic.

I forgot that on this board people rate Birra Moretti and, in Sean’s case, Heineken.

alistair

bosstrabs Referring to you only drinking three of them in three weeks..

alistair

bosstrabs Nowt wrong with a Moretti or Peroni with your Cappriciossa. Goes down right easy!

Dan

bosstrabs decent booze that.

bosstrabs

alistair Yep. That will be because they’re not a superior tipple like Birra Moretti or Peroni.

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