Any other non key workers still having to go into work today?

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I am. I wish lockdown would happen soon.

My husband and both my sons, I'm worried sick

I am, NHS hospital admin though so maybe a grey area re key worker.

I thought lockdown doesn’t affect workers? If your job isn’t possible from home then you go in as normal even under a lockdown?

I'm on my way now. I wish we would shut

Yeah. Doesn’t bother me at all though.

Both my DSs - one works in retail and the other is a car mechanic.

My DH. His employer (luxury goods FFS!) is an absolute dick. My DH could do 80% of his job at home, but employer insisting that he goes in as they have several employees WFH due to underlying health concerns. I am a keyworkher and have to go in. We have an 11 year old DD, and although her school have offered her a place I don't want to send her, as is will be with 3 Other schools and none of her class. Not to mention the lack of public transport, short day (she need picking up at 1.45), and fear of her waiting for a bus which isn't coming, on her own.

@ThroughThickAndThin01 I think in lockdown countries all non essential businesses are all forced to close. Ours is non essential.

Ah ok. I’m hoping for a lockdown, I think it’s best for the country, but I suspect I’ll still be going in to work.

We supply florists and we are in

I am classed as keyworker but actually I work in a Civil service admin role. It's a difficult one to do at home so I'm still going in. It feels absolutely bizarre to be honest when so much of the world has closed up. I'm hoping they'll stop making us come in soon as I actually can't see what we'll be doing.

I'm having to send DS to be looked after by family members so I can go in. It just defeats the point of social distancing.

DP is still working, he’s a tree surgeon mostly doing council work. His company has been great and provided them with endless antibac products, separate vehicles, cleaning rotas etc but he’s asthmatic and I’m getting more and more worried. I think they’ll be shutting down soon. At least I hope so!

Yes, I work in a pharmaceutical laboratory that tests new drugs, though I guess if we have anything to do with any CV drugs we will suddenly be very important

Dh was - in a posh customer facing shop with 3 other employees - and I was worried about him. Until he mentioned there had been no customers for a week. His boss called yesterday to close it down. Dh is just going in to tie up loose ends. I'm relieved.

I work in a call centre for a bank. I'm on my way in. Was extremely nervous for the train journey in but its got hardly anyone on it. I'm sure that will be a different story on the way home.

Until you are instructed otherwise then everyone has to go in don’t they?

@DMJ6789 yes but many non essential businesses where people can't WFH have closed for now. In my job working from home isn't possible.

My fiance. If he and his colleagues around the country do not carry out their job then supermarkets and other places would have to close as their insurance will not be valid. He isn't particularly worried about it all.

Well that's kind of the point dmj - lots of people have been instructed to stay at home, either because they can wfh or because businesses have had to shut their doors.

I am. Admin in construction type industry.
I walk so no public transport to worry about. Only issue is i need to leave earlier as have to drop kids at my sil.
I will continue going in until otherwise told cant afford not to.

Yep I'm going in. Doesn't bother me.

In a normal lockdown, people can go to work, even in non essential jobs, which I would imagine would be the UK's most likely scenario. Italy has just done a lockdown when all non essential businesses have to close which is extremely severe measures.

I have a legal office based job. I have to go in to keep our company afloat as we are at serious risk ok collapse. I am asthmatic but also need the money to pay rent.

I am into work today as I am a teacher - seems bloody crazy, but not as seriously mental as my husband's work. He works in a shop selling high end computers. His employers - well, I won't out them on here.... But they have closed their head office and customer service centre for the health of the staff, but not the shops.

They also have signs up saying they have supplied the staff with sanitiser, gloves etc. They haven't. They were told to go and buy their own..... And the shops are all out.

He is on minimum wage.

Anyway...... Back to skool.....