I run operations for a multinational quarrying company. I run a number of large quarry/ inert waste sites and associated heavy engineering workshops, an interesting (to me !) part of my job is planning & designing quarry face blasting and supervising the use of explosives. I do like the smell of napalm in the morning . Why do you ask ??
50 hours a week is slacking, try 60-70 hours a week like teachers do in term time (I should know, I was one and still work in schools). You can be convinced or not all you like, unless you are a teacher or live with one then you have no idea what they are doing in their home. I believe you don't even have a job and you sit at home all day on JSA. Don't bother denying it, I've made my assumption based on nothing and I'm sticking to it and might even post 5+ posts bashing you to everyone for no reason too if I feel like being a little troll-y troll troll.
Just interested as I said. I think sometimes it is very easy to hear of a job and then assume you know what it entails. I always wanted to do the stop /go sign and get myself a lovely tan in the summer, but no doubt someone will come along and tell me the downsides of the job.
We’re supplying concrete aggregate to a firm carrying out ‘critical infrastructure works’ whatever that is. Also products such as pipe bedding and sub base to the utilities industry which is all helping to keep the country going. Another element of my role is the progressive restoration of extraction sites, so some of the waste materials the councils collect and the utilities generate goes back in to form the restoration profiles of the areas we’ve quarried. So again, keeping the country going by recycling and re using it’s inert waste.
You been watching Monty Python Jamdrop. ? There are exceptional people in most jobs I’m sure Jamdrop, and from what you describe I’m sure you’re amongst them. The teachers I know however give the impression they’ve got a bobbies job as we used to call it. If we’re confident they’re all working full time from home whilst the schools are shut then thats fine. However, on the evidence I’ve seen I remain unconvinced.
Plus a teacher hasn't just been a teacher for a very long time. Now they have many other unofficial titles as part of it like social worker if a kid has a problem, caterer as many teachers take food to school to feed their class in low income families and babysitter by taking charge of a before/after school club.
Makes sense, and gives a very good example of how far back the branches in industry go that critical work relies on. Still at a loss to understand your need to criticise those in a different profession though.
I never said they were working full time, nor did anyone else. They’re working though, so they would be ineligible for the job retention scheme. Teachers have been doing an incredible job during this crisis. I’m sorry you can’t see that. They’ve gone above and beyond in so many circumstances. I’m also not going to deride an occupation for getting paid time off, something I believe all employees should be entitled to. Do they get a lot of time away from their workplace? Yes. They’re not on holiday though, at least not all the time. They have work to do. They are also unable to take holidays in term time. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t accept double the amount of holidays, but have to take them at exact times of the year.
I have to say your the first quarry/site manager I have come across who has time to fritter away on footy sites whilst at work. They are usually on pron sites.......
So they’re not working full time but still receiving full time pay, how is that right ? As for doing an incredible job they’re actually just doing their job. Its not going above and beyond to go into school to teach the kids of key workers, going into school to teach is actually their job. As for time away from their workplace during their paid time off why is this allowed. Just because the kids aren't in school doesn't mean that the teachers cant go in and do their ‘lesson planning’ at their desks at their place of work. And don’t get me started in the unwillingness to attempt to go to work if there’s 5mm of snow on the ground. Lived next door to a history teacher for a while, seen it.
It's working in close proximity with young people from multiple households, seriously increasing their exposure to the virus. Government Advice: Where at all possible work from home. Trickster Two Six: How is this even allowed!!!!!! Lived next to a quarry manager once. Thick as two short planks.
You're constantly banging on about your 50 hour week. Either you see it as a badge of honour in which case....we all know by now that you work 50 hours a week. If you don't like it go be a teacher.....apparently it's easy...you should walk into a job.
Social distancing means those that can work at home should do so so that s what teachers are doing. On a rota they will actually go into school.
It doesn't take a genius to work out why schools aren't having all their staff in permanently does it when they can easily do their work remotely... who's going to look after the key worker's kids if they all end up contracting it? Common sense. Hope you're not in charge of health and safety at your spot!
