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NAVIGATING CHANGE Support is so important in times like these
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t feels frustrating to be back here. Back in lockdown, back in uncertainty, back to hearing the daily cases rising. It feels like we are right back to where we started over 18 months ago. In the last few months we have seen some of the tightest restrictions to date. We feel like we are finally up to speed with the restrictions only for them to completely changed the next day. We spend hours researching and applying for the grants we might be eligible for only to find the dates
change without warning and we have to start all over again. We don’t know if we can work, how many people we can have on site, what areas we can work in, our heads are constantly spinning and no one seems to have a definitive answer. We have to stand down employees while trying to support them the best way we can with the information we are given. We are trying to do the right thing, safeguard our businesses and survive with the lag between restrictions and financial support. COVID fatigue has well and truly set in. We miss our families, our friends, our freedom and we are sick to death of home schooling. Where does it end? Where is the light at the end of the tunnel? It feels like the weight of the world is on our shoulders but now is the time to connect. Our families, friends, clients and colleagues are all riding this wave with us. Navigating these changing times is so tough, but we are all in the same boat. No one is feeling like they have it all together, so give yourself a break and take things day by day. One day, life will resume, the world will open up again and we will appreciate it more than we ever have.
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