Unexpected consequences of Coronavirus

Thinking outside the box there David, you mean a benefit for employers, not so much a benefit for employees though?

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indeed but so far all replies have been positive ones. You thought of a negative one.

Actually I don't think people will lose jobs in the way you describe, although perhaps employers will see that many jobs can be done from home just as effectively (perhaps more so) rather than in expensive to run offices with all that commuting, another positive consequence there perhaps?

Plus.   I've noticed the air is much fresher, the environment is quieter, maybe Londoners can open their windows at the moment? The birds can hear each other! 

Minus.   What is sad is that we had reached a high level of employment and national debt repayment and I think the probable reversion of this will cause concern later on. But who knows?

 

The moderator comment suggests that the title originally  contained the word 'benefit' and not consequence.

There may be some unexpected consequences but home working is an existing way of working and would guess that its not an option for the large majority of workers. 

My hope would be that the positives we have seen in regard to medical equipment development, and joint working to achieve this, for example, are recognised and built upon.........................but I may end up disappointed.

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I hope so too. I think one thing I value is that if and when we get back to the way of life we had before this we'll never take it for granted again.

On a walk this afternoon with my daughter we passed a closed pub, I joked about remembering the times when these places were actually open and you could stand right next to another person in a crowded bar?  

Hi David, I think that the attitude is often linked to age groups and use and these two things are themselves linked as increasing age can lead to more need.

I consider myself very fortunate to have had just two hospital stays, one at age of seven the other in my late forties, however my wife has had multiple operations and it’s no exaggeration to say the NHS has given her a life she can enjoy rather than endure so it’s a given that we will support it.

Maybe it’s the world of ‘me,me,me’ that leads to the general public’s apathetic attitude but you would hope that politicians may see all the emergency services as worthy of support in the future and not just a photo opportunity when it suits as in the past.

We can only hope that this doesn’t last so long that the rate of pub closures seen in recent years gets worse.

 

"Maybe it’s the world of ‘me,me,me’ that leads to the general public’s apathetic attitude but you would hope that politicians may see all the emergency services as worthy of support in the future and not just a photo opportunity when it suits as in the past."

 

I'm no great fan of Boris, but his statement that "there is such a thing as society" gives a glimmer of hope for the future.