It’s so hard for the hospitality sector at the moment and I really feel for everyone that has lost their jobs, had to try to build their businesses back up etc and just as there seemed to be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel they’re almost back to square one.
we know how lucky we are though, I’m fortunate that my job pays enough to support us both and we made the move from London a year ago, sold out flat/bought a house just before the pandemic. But there’s no trips away, expensive make up, unlimited clothes (which seems to be what Connie lives for) but we have a home, food on the table and can put the heating on whenever we need to and for that we’re very grateful, I know that a lot of people won’t have that this winter.
I feel so sad for hardworking people who have lost their jobs and are unable to get anything else right now, especially when they have responsibilities and bills to pay. I was furloughed earlier this year for a couple of months and it was a worrying time even then with the uncertainty let alone actually losing my job. My husband worries too as he works in sport journalism and if sport stops again then feels very under threat. Must be nice to not have to worry about it and casually look at one company for a job but then not actually apply. All this while airily pondering getting a life coach. Think she just can't work out what to do in life, must be a pretty aimless existence she leads, laying on the sofa a lot of the day (as it comes across that way at least) and having no energy to do chores. Well guess what, no one really has energy for that and people work in tough jobs and a lot of hours and still manage not to live in a pig sty. I think she just wants a life coach as she a) wants someone to tell her what to do, and b) sees it as aspirational.
I get the feeling Connie just wants to be a lady that lunches, she doesn’t actually want to work but feels like she has to pretend she wants to. Even doing the influencing properly and declaring her ads etc was too much work for her so can’t imagine she’d enjoy Waitrose. I did have a chuckle though as Aldi/Lidl are always on the look out for staff but if Connie is going to have to stoop so low as to get a job in a supermarket it had to be Waitrose
And thanks for all the kind words everyone....I hope everyone is ok through this too x