Remote worker Rory

Things are so quiet on the fuel front that I’m mostly able to work from home. I’ve been given off-site computer access to all the systems I need, and I’m having daily video calls with all sorts of people, from my own staff all the way up to Head Office. I will still go into my nearest station if I need to, but the thinking is, as far as us Sub-Division Managers go, it’s not a great idea to be travelling between four different sites, going into four different buildings and meeting four different groups of employees. So, new protocols are in place, and they seem to be working well.

I hate to give my employers credit, but I have to say I’m incredibly impressed with how they’ve adapted things so quickly, while also dealing with the most insane period of supermarket footfall ever seen in Britain, while also dealing with their own fears and uncertainties and constantly changing circumstances. The worst of times can bring out the best in people and some of Those Above Me – who I would previously have considered to be nothing more than wage-banking, layabout loafers – have worked incredibly hard in incredibly trying conditions to keep the company, and the industry, and all their employees moving along as they need to. All good stuff that makes you damn proud to be a part of it.

Wishing you good health, and good MENTAL health, in these stressful times….

RC 26-3-20