Does anyone think they won't have a job to go back to?

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I've been put on furlough.

Is anyone struggling to imagine going back to work?

I am recently separated from DH with no local family support and I can only go back to work 5 days a week if my toddler is at nursery. I wasn't put on furlough initially but then basically couldn't do my work with my toddler so my performance and output was down and now have been put on furlough (not my choice). I have basically proved that I need childcare before I am any use to the company.

I honestly can't see the nursery taking toddler back 5 days for a very long time. I can't see the company wanting me when they know I can't work without childcare. Who knows when that will be? I could be forced into a redundancy situation.

I work as a solicitor and the expectations are quite high in terms of output.

I am also concerned companies are preparing for further lockdowns ie in the winter etc and so will be wary of keeping people on who would have child care issues again. Similarly if I applied for jobs I think it is going to be an (unspoken) issue for enjoyment.

AIBU for thinking single parents are going to be shafted and are going to be even less attractive as employees.

Me. I work in the Aerospace industry and there’s already talk of redundancies.

I work in hospitality, more specific in events in a big place. Pretty much events until December are cancelled. Companies don’t want to do mass gatherings (our events range between 12 and 5000 people), the hotel attached to it lives with this and is also in trouble as most of the occupancy comes from the events. Me and most of my colleagues are not expecting to be back to work. They already told us that when the furlough finishes they will reduce our hours/salary or sent us home in lay-off.

At our social distancing VE Day party where we shouted at each other there were already jobs losses about (not a huge sample). Job losses included one estate agent, one airline crew, one events manager, two new grads had job applications stalled, and a business owner said he would be letting half his staff go (about five people).

It is going to be like the 80s - 1 in 10

I had a job offer withdrawn. Should have started this month and I'm gutted. Was an amazing opportunity after 6 years being a sahm.
This was entry level at one of the big accountancy firms.

I'm a solicitor working at a licensed conveyancers. I took the job as it was the only PT conveyancing role I could find when I went back to work after having DS. I'm rather regretting not trying harder to work for a traditional law firm now.

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Would you consider a nanny who could come to you?
As I see it, I don’t think they are under any kind of restrictions

My dh works in the arts and they have announced redundancies.

Not me but my mum and sisters all work in theatre and that entire industry is fucked. Not that anyone gives 2 shits as it is frivolous

Ds works in recruitment in higher ed. He thinks he's stuffed. It'd be ok because he hates his job. But there are no other jobs to go to!

Yep, me. I’m on a one year contract that’s up in July. Boss was really happy with how I was getting on and told me she wanted to make me permanent. Our entire organisation was on a recruitment ban until March so we were going to sort the contract then. We didn’t rush to get it sorted and then all of this hit. I haven’t heard officially that they won’t be keeping me on yet but it’s pretty unlikely. Luckily we can get by on one salary and my husbands job is pretty secure. I’m just sad because I love working there. Keep reminding myself that I’m a lot more fortunate than most of those that are facing job losses.

I think I will. The business I work for will recover as soon as contractors start going back to work (they were never forced to stop but lots did) but because of childcare issues I think they'll see an opportunity to save a few grand and get rid of me anyway.

This is going to event in lots of people losing jobs and I bet a large percentage of them will be working parents. We have become unattractive overnight to employers.

And of course there will be no support for families who relief on that income.

Also me. I was working full-time as a legal assistant training to become a conveyancer. Now with the incoming recession and property market about to stall I doubt there will be work for me. The firm I work for has had to strip back to skeleton staff and I was made furlough and clearly wasn't needed. I'm not even sure how I would go back with no childcare now the schools and nurseries are closed to us. With rumours of schools only going back part time to begin with (and knowing my luck the kids will be on opposite schedules!) it's all feeling pretty bleak work wise. I am preparing myself to find a new line of work in the near future!

I’m becoming increasingly concerned as I work in tourism in wales.

On the one hand, I sort of think the gov will lift travel restrictions within the U.K. for the summer holidays to give the economy a boost, so I think we’ll do a roaring trade, which financially is great for me and for my DP who runs a tourism based business. I’m terms of CV spikes and deaths in small rural/seaside communities though, it’ll fuck us right over when we’ve come through the first peak (relatively) unscathed.

0.000425% of people in the UK have died from Covid.

Probably at least 25% of us will lose our jobs.

Children losing their educations.

Cancer patients having life saving treatments delayed.

I think we need to start easing lockdown for those not vulnerable to the disease. Ask those people to be sensible but get on with daily life.

And Increase testing massively - in all workplaces and communities.

I’m a solicitor, currently on maternity leave so looking after baby and 5yo while DH works from home. I am worried I am not going to be needed when I am due back after the summer. And that even if I am needed, I may not be in a position to go back if nurseries and schools can/will no longer take the same numbers in one go forcing part-time attendance. If home-schooling is to be a long term and more formal thing, even on a part time basis, that will not be compatible with working at the same time. I worry that women in particular are going to suffer greatly and there is going to be a huge backwards step wrt women in the workplace.

My husband works in theatre, his industry is fucked too. Luckily we had planned for him leaving to have more of a work/life balance but the casual/freelance work he had lined up has all gone for the foreseeable. Loads of his friends are already unemployed now with no prospects.

There are no jobs to apply for.

It’ll be hard to self-isolate at home when thousands of people lose their homes.

I had a job offer withdrawn. Should have started this month and I'm gutted. Was an amazing opportunity after 6 years being a sahm.

That sounds absolutely horrible for you.. so many people will have their careers stalled or even ruined due to this blasted virus. We can only hope that things improve in the future and even some new opportunities arise.

@Snowman123 Yep agreed. Not to mention the increase in domestic violence. The kids stuck at home with sexual or physical abusers. The people dying because they’re scared to seek medical help for urgent issues.

But people are so scared of the virus (and also many people prefer not working to working) that the government is under intense public and political pressure not to lift or relax the lockdown. But they shouldn’t kid themselves that giving in to that pressure won’t come back to bite them when 25% of us are out of work.

Yes publishing industry here. Some online fiction sales are up but everything else is down and there are issues with printing, storing and distributing books, sales to shops etc as well as events to promote books such as festivals and launches. So job losses will happen in my industry too.

This makes me so angry. You don’t have “childcare issues” you have no childcare full stop!
You seem to be beating yourself up for “proving” that you can’t work and look after your son at the same time. Don’t.
Boris isn’t burping Wilfred as he chairs meetings is he?

As someone else has said above OP, can your ex help with childcare? If he lives nearby can you split the day/childcare wise?

I work in a nusery and am furloughed, get 80% with no employer top-up and doubt if we will reopen unless primary schools do. No idea what we will be paid at the end of the month as gov funding means we cannot get full furlough pay now, and only earn £9 per hour. Wouldn't be surprised if we fold.