Thankyou for your reply. I suppose the one advantage of care, certainly the care home i work in ,is that the majority of employees are under 30 and on the whole at lower risk if they get the virus.On the whole they are a very dedicated bunch. They work very hard, some of them 60plus hours a week with poor terms and conditions and no sick pay,all for less than 9.00 HR. Understandably they play hard too, and who would deny them that,their job is both hard and stressful. I think part of my ease at not being their during the crisis was i knew that those less at risk could be.
In some ways lock down was the easy part. I must admit the current situation with the overall feeling of "its all over" is something i find incredibly stressful. I fully acknowledge there is risk in everything we do in life and i am not risk averse at all. Everyone should be able to do whats best for them. Unfortunately I dont feel im in a position to realistically assess the risk. I live in one of the lowest risk areas in the country,well apart from a recent beach invasion! I would feel reasonably comfortable in society etc but work remains a contentious issue. It also seems a situation where support is increasingly erratic. So much seems to be reliant on being on the receiving end of the right employment, the right employer,the right GP. Im not sure what the future holds, but gut instinct is to bide my time and try and find a job where can work from home in the near future.Any suggestions for a middle aged graduate be most welcome!