Is anybody else here still on furlough? I work in travel and have been furloughed since whenever it started (it’s been so long). It’s been a lonely experience and I don’t know anybody else who has been furloughed outside of my company (my husband works for the NHS, so he’s been at work all day).
I’ll be going on the support scheme that begins 1 November, and my manager basically said I won’t be working until the new year (my “work” days are being taken as “holiday”).
As someone in the travel industry, I’ve felt pretty scared during this pandemic due to job insecurity, and nobody I know seems to really understand how it feels. I’ve had friends bluntly ask me, “So, do you have a job still?” And it’s just not a nice feeling. I’ve got ILR coming up in February and I’ll qualify without any issues, and that in the back of my mind has me worried as well. I’ve also had people tell me I should assume I won’t get it and have to go back to America. This year has been really awful.
Anyone else out there?
