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Are any other HR people feeling a bit lonely in all this :(

Samantha

Hi

Sorry its a self indulgent one.

Just wondering if anyone else is feeling a bit lonely?  I have streams of people coming in to my office concerned about it and asking what our plans are for WFH and sickness and about 101 other queries and being openly worried and I have to sit here and be the cabin crew and exude calmness.  Yet I am just as concerned as everyone else.

Managers and Directors etc look to us for calm, measured guidance and practical advice, and being so close to the 'inner circle' and hearing first hand the impact on the business etc.....very worrying, I'm feeling a bit forgotten about and just wondered if anyone else is feeling the same?  It just feels like sometimes people forget that we count as employees too?  

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  • I do as they let my Boss go last week and I am due to get another Boss join today. They forget we are employees and assume we are not affected. I am also an at risk person, but at least I have a laptop to WFH if needs be.
  • in reply to Jules
    Thanks Johanna :)

    Jules it is comforting in a way that I'm not alone, as someone who is usually level headed about most things I'm surprised at how worried I actually am, and its like my fear is getting fed on an almost 15 minute basis by everyone else coming in to tell me how worried they are!

    And don't get me started on the conspiracy theories cranking my anxiety up, I normally love a good whacky conspiracy too :(
  • in reply to Samantha
    I have just been asked about a pregnant lady. She has 2 weeks left before holiday, then mat leave. She is 35 weeks pregnant, I suggested that she actually starts holiday, then mat leave, as would happen if she was sick. People are acting bonkers, that's what is stressing me out.
  • in reply to Jules
    I think it hit me when I saw the empty shelves in my local Tesco this weekend, it genuinely was like something from 28 Days Later and since then I've not been doing so well. Its funny, when another employee has a bit of a 'do' and gets openly stressed its all understanding and #bekind etc. yet if I slip and am a bit short with someone for mithering me about something really unimportant (at the minute) I'll probably get complained about. If I grit my teeth anymore they will be nubs within 2 weeks :D
  • in reply to Samantha
    I know, my new Boss has just swanned in and said " tell me who is pregnant in the business". I am already feeling under pressure and stressed.
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