We have a new broom who has swept away a more democratic way of working. A decision is made and we have to comply. Some staff just don't do it. I'm a conformist so do what I'm told. I've told my line manager, who is one level down from the new broom, that it's just doesn't work and I get told that's the way it has to be.
For example today we have to monitor 2 groups of 'n' people over a 1 hour lunch break. I can't go into details as it's outing. There are 5 staff available to do this, but the lunch break for the 2 groups didn't coincide they were one after another so there were only 2 staff available to monitor. Now this group of 'n' people quite legitimately split into 2 groups, my colleague monitored one group who were staying put, I monitored another group who had freedom to move in and out of the building in a different location. I had to do this in a corridor. So here is the crux of the problem I had to have my lunch standing in a corridor, moving the people from one place to another (wearing gloves, going through coded doors, then whipping the gloves off to have my sarnies). I've said before it's not fair we don't get a break, we can't have lunch in a corridor. I'm told that's the way it is. This is a change to enable social- distancing. The person who has decided this is the way we have to do it has never done the job and is seemingly not open to suggestions for tweaking the way it is done. I'm sure she will get an award/bonus whatever for sorting it in a Covid compliant way, never mind I don't get a break in an 8 or 9 hour day!