I hope you don’t mind. I just need to vent.
I am a health worker. I have been on long term sick, waiting for major surgery which finally happened at the start of the year. I was due to return back to work in March. Then Covid struck. Due to being in the vulnerable category, I was advised I needed to be in a non patient facing role. Which work couldnt facilitate. So I am at home, on basic pay.
my husband was furloughed a week after lockdown was implemented. We have stayed safe at home. Yesterday we were hit with a awful email telling my husband he is being made redundant and giving him a weeks notice. WTF. They get rid of someone, while they aren’t even paying the wage, with a weeks notice. Why not say your being made redundant From the 1st July ? It is so hard to get a job as we are in lockdown. How can we go from his income of £2800 a month to universal credit £78 a week.
I am beyond devastated. Our older sons have lost their jobs too. So we are supporting them. Now we will struggle to put food on the table.
I have decided that although I am at risk I will have to return to work on the wards.
Sorry I needed to rant and tell someone