heathcote wrote:
No trade for the foreseeable future,will not deliver meals etc,my license is for carrying passengers.
I'd deliver meals etc if it was feasible and I'd make a bit of cash, but I think it's more a voluntary thing, and I'm not really in a position to risk the car breaking down or risk getting involved in an accident or whatever for a bit of sweetie money.
I'd even deliver stuff for Tesco, or whatever, on a freelance basis, but I don't think they do that. And what about these mythical jobs? I looked on the Tesco, Asda and Morrison's 'careers' websites when it all kicked off, and would have considered delivery driving or shelf-stacking in Dundee (where there's an overabudance of their stores), but there was nothing at all locally, or in fact for much of Scotland.
I daresay their delivery vans were fairly well utilised already, so probably not that much spare capacity for extra drivers. And despite all the stuff about long waits for deliveries, I doubt they'll put on extra vans to deal with it - more profitable just to keep people waiting for a while. And, of course, their vans will be sitting idle overnight when they don't deliver - something else I'd have considered, because I'm generally awake most of the night anyway, but they won't do that either.
Anyway, got an email from Tesco this morning (must be registered with them for something or other
) and amidst the shopping stuff there was this interesing nugget:Tesco wrote:
To keep the business running, we recruited around 50,000 new temporary colleagues. The good news is that our colleague absence rate is dropping and is now at around 41,000. As colleagues return to work, some temporary colleagues will start to leave our business. We wouldn’t have got through the last few weeks if it hadn’t been for the incredible contribution of these new colleagues. We are extremely grateful to them and would like to thank them for everything they have done.
In other words, you're now expendable, so feck off
But all done in the nicest PR-speak, as per usual
In a similar vein, I see the B&Q mega-warehouse in Dundee is reopening
Again, more PR-speak about safety, screens and social distancing, but there's this interesting line about home improvements:
B&Q wrote:
“As an essential retailer, we’re committed to providing the best possible service to support customers’ home improvement needs at this difficult time, while keeping customers and colleagues safe."
Er, wait a minute, I thought home improvements stuff wasn't allowed, and thus wasn't considered 'essential' shopping
I thought only essential repairs were allowed under the lockdown rules, not a shiny new kitchen or bathroom
Of course, the PR blurb gets more on track later in the article:
B&Q wrote:
“We’re urging all customers to follow the Government’s social distancing guidelines, to shop responsibly only for what is necessary and to be patient whilst we give them the best possible service in the safest possible way.”
More like it, but definitely mixed messages here from B&Q's 'comms' department
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/lo ... -lockdown/
