Apart from the relatively infrequent lockdowns, things haven't really changed here in Auckland. We don't have many foreign tourists, which has put a lot of strain on the hospitality industry, but we're mostly just sitting around waiting for the vaccine to turn up. Most of us aren't going to be getting it (the Pfizer edition) until at least June or July. Which is fine, though we're missing being able to take cheap holidays to Fiji and Rarotonga. We can leave the country to some countries, but we'd still have to go through two weeks of quarantine on the way back in, so effectively we can't travel abroad.

During the first lockdown I went from providing IT support to various customers from the office, to providing it from home. My partner, on the other hand, used to be a genetic scientist before she went into sales. As soon as we went into lockdown and her job went a bit quiet, she was headhunted by the local health board to help set up a new laboratory for Covid testing. Her work were really generous and let her go to part time, and even paid her more to make up for the difference between what they would have paid her and what the lab actually paid her.

So I started working from home, where she normally works, and she went off to the lab every day. That only lasted for the first lockdown, so she's back in her sales job now, and I work from home two days a week. Luckily, we have two spare rooms (not as many international visitors as we normally get), so we each have an office.

I have to say, though, it's weird watching and hearing about how other countries are dealing with it all. We can't really match up our New Zealand (lack of) experiences with Covid and everyone elses. There's a whole country of people here wondeirng what you're all going on about.

 

Much the same for me, thankful to still have my job.  I'm in the office one or two days a week depending on when I'm needed.  I've been helping out with recruitment online which is a novelty, but once you get over being on webcam it's much the same as in person.

I'm hoping to be able to return to the office by summer, but we've no official news/guidance/target date.

My fella is in the high risk category so he's had his first jab, no news on mine yet.

Jayzus, you're all still alive¬1!!
We (myself, t'wife and t'kid) are all at home and working for now. Schools are back (primary) which is a huge relief, and I've been "invited" to return to the office from 29th March, but I'm in no rush and I'd rather wait until I can at least get vaccinated first before I make a genuine longer-term return.

Hello SERGIO!!

Alex being a special Teaching assistant we managed to get one my daughter into school! so only had William to deal with and he nailed it to be honest. Fantastic experience for him and the school were amazing, the teachers were online all of the lessons and he was actually focused!

My contract changed to WFH permanently just before we went into lockdown 1, not sure I am enjoying that much, missing a lot of the interaction and the geeky feeling when we work on projects as a team.

Starting to lose interest in my job due to the WFH to be honest but, bills need to be paid. Due to some major restructuring I am on a retainer until October 2022, after that, it's time for a serious change both in job and in tempo.

Hope Teh forum lot are doing well!