by Chris Barker | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorised
Still awaiting the announcement, perhaps it will be in the next hour?… Still no change, could be at lunchtime… I will check the 1pm news… Still no announcement? Mmm… I will open the article, see if there are any clues… I found my eye being caught by a newsfeed...
by Chris Barker | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
Day 3 Lockdown – Feeling like a criminal! What will I say if they stop me?… I have no paperwork, not even a letterhead I can show them!… I know it is right, so why does it feel wrong? These were all thoughts swirling in my mind as I prepared to head out for an...
by Chris Barker | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
Day 2 Lockdown – Silence, does nobody want me? Knowing sustained unemployment due to Covid-19 would not pay my mortgage, I had spent the previous weekend dropping off my CV to various employers locally, but had heard nothing. Had I mis-typed my mobile number, was my...
by Chris Barker | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorised
Day 1 Lockdown – More manic than ever! An eerie feeling crept over me on Monday morning, knowing that all my now ex-colleagues would be heading into work. I was one of the 5 million self-employed, advised to stay at home. Domestic jobs popped into my mind like a bingo...
