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So, the 14 days isolation started. As I’d been away I had very little food at home. Home delivery of groceries was not possible due to panic buying of groceries occurring. I was very lucky that a couple of friends were willing and able to go shopping for me. I supplied a list of what I wanted, they went to the shops, rang to clarify when items weren’t available, and delivered them to my door. The door wasn’t opened until they had gone, and I transferred the money directly to their bank accounts.
While in New Zealand, I’d emailed work to offer to work from home, as I didn’t want them to put me on annual leave. By the time I got back, the situation had been clarified and I knew that Council (where I work) had to allow me to work from home or I was on special leave (as I’d left the country before the isolation requirement was imposed). So, they had to pay me if I couldn’t work from home. While they did have systems that allowed people to work from home, they were not available throughout and there were numerous forms that needed to be completed. All this took time.
For the first week I only really had access to email and a work phone, and I was limited in what I could do. I was getting bored, and time was going slowly. I was bored enough that I did start a clean up of various rooms (and I hate cleaning), but I couldn’t dispose of items, so they were still sitting around.
TBC
So, the 14 days isolation started. As I’d been away I had very little food at home. Home delivery of groceries was not possible due to panic buying of groceries occurring. I was very lucky that a couple of friends were willing and able to go shopping for me. I supplied a list of what I wanted, they went to the shops, rang to clarify when items weren’t available, and delivered them to my door. The door wasn’t opened until they had gone, and I transferred the money directly to their bank accounts.
While in New Zealand, I’d emailed work to offer to work from home, as I didn’t want them to put me on annual leave. By the time I got back, the situation had been clarified and I knew that Council (where I work) had to allow me to work from home or I was on special leave (as I’d left the country before the isolation requirement was imposed). So, they had to pay me if I couldn’t work from home. While they did have systems that allowed people to work from home, they were not available throughout and there were numerous forms that needed to be completed. All this took time.
For the first week I only really had access to email and a work phone, and I was limited in what I could do. I was getting bored, and time was going slowly. I was bored enough that I did start a clean up of various rooms (and I hate cleaning), but I couldn’t dispose of items, so they were still sitting around.
TBC