They are beasts at thumb wars. .
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If theyāre much like the teachers I know, theyāll prolly learn something from the kidsā¦ 
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To add a semi-=serious rant to this, my other half is a nurse and I write software, so one (rather important) keyworker, and one, who gives a fuck, capitalist lackey. This means that our local school is refusing to take our 8 year old during quarantine. This is fair enough as I can / have reshuffle my work hours to fit around the wifeās shifts, but this does mean she has little or no downtime to relax which is another argument all together.
The thing that pisses me off is the list of keyworker jobsā¦
- Nurses / firemen / police / ambulance - yep fine we all expected that.
- Delivery drivers - ok, i can kind of see that although thereās a group with their own gas masks that could chip in called the army.
- Shop assistant - hmmmm getting a bit silly now - the armed forces could definitely chip in here - after all whoās going to deny granny hilda her bread and milk if thereās an armed squaddie eyeballing you.
- Journalists, bank / financial staff - what the fucking fuck?
As I said Iām alright as I work from home anyway and can rearrange my hours but this is just beyond a joke with that last lot - a few people to load up the ATMās and close the fucking banks and newspapers. TV and internet for important stuff only - there shouldnāt be any news anyway - everyone should be at fucking home.
'fucks sake.
Youāve mostly made that list up. Shop workers arenāt on it, only those involved with food. Food is important, you knowā¦
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The real list is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
Thatās a long listā¦ good job all those people are well cared for and financially protected for when we need them eh?
Maybe he is a key worker after all - journo, politician 
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I assume that is per hour?
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I wouldnāt say āmade it upā.
Iād accept over exaggerated for the purpose of setting oneās self up for pedantic fuckers to bleat at or maybe deliberately taken out of context to both, have a bit of a moan and become a target of those who loose their sense of humor when faced with a bit of strife.
Seriously though which job mentioned in my OP is āmade upā and not on the official gooberment list?
Its going ok but ive done fuck all work, just hope i dont get too many emergency breakdowns. I might just have to drag them out more than normal
lose
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The hilarious thing is, I could get a key worker letter if I wanted.
Itās hard to imagine anybody further from a key worker than me. Itās pretty fucked up but I suppose like all macro gov things, itās hard to account for the micro.
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My work deemed me essential but not critical. I waved them a big fuck offā¦ Looks like they will catch up with an announcement tomorrow. In the meantime all the minions are working from home or otherwise fucked off
Oh the joy. Parents panicking at having to spend time with their children 
the expressions on some of our pupilās parents faceās was hilarious. To be fair most of ours did the right thing, a few took the piss, the key worker list needs rationalising if school closures are going to work.
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Just had a mate say that heās not entitled to this 80% wage thing as he wouldnāt be laid off so he has to get by on 1 days wage and ssp. No idea if this is correct or bs from his employer.
We are fine there are 3 adults in our house 2 work one home from uni and the boy so between ya we can shuffle shifts and work / study from home to cope. Not a problem.
I also ya e friends and family who are self employed and canāt work at home (one just starting her business) who are entitled to not a lot.
Like everything with recent governments it all seems shat out not thought out.
Luckily for me, Claire is a teacher, so she gets to teach them, or at least supervise them doing the work school/college has set them.
As for the key worker thing, Iām on the list, but seeing as:
A: Claireās at home anyway, albeit having to be available for her pupils to contact/send work to and from.
B: Theyāre 15 & 17, they donāt need babysitting.
Weāre not using up the schools resources.
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Good on ya. Iām not taking the spaces allocated to my kids. The wife is working from home now so she has to supervise them, she wasnāt particularly happy about it but their schools have set work and Iāve set them a few challenges to keep them thinking.
In retaliation my wife made me strip at the door, bag my clothes and get straight in the shower. So much for washing hands.
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I hope she let you in first 
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