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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 had a major meltdown last week, when my printer cartridge exploded all over me leaving me looking like a Smurf, no one helped and it was the final straw. I did feel remarkably better for a cry though. Good news is that the printer is working again! and I am no longer blue.
  • in reply to Jules
    Oh Jules, I'm sorry but I did laugh about your Smurf comment.

    If it helps, I was midway through answering a question about juggling having children at home when also working, during a remote working tips webinar to about 200 people including senior management, when in bursts my 7 year old saying "Mummy look at this picture I did" and then he persisted in staying to say hello to everybody despite me saying I'm on a call and would see it in five minutes.

    Everyone was very understanding and we had a good laugh about it afterwards. Cringe!
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  • in reply to Jules
    Oh Jules, I'm sorry but I did laugh about your Smurf comment.

    If it helps, I was midway through answering a question about juggling having children at home when also working, during a remote working tips webinar to about 200 people including senior management, when in bursts my 7 year old saying "Mummy look at this picture I did" and then he persisted in staying to say hello to everybody despite me saying I'm on a call and would see it in five minutes.

    Everyone was very understanding and we had a good laugh about it afterwards. Cringe!
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