"Why 6 people, why not 5? Why not 7, or 8? Why are the rules different this week than last week, have things really changed so much in a couple of days? It's all so arbitrary they're taking the piss"
They sound like
"Why is the speed limit 30? Why not 28, or 35? Why is it 30 at this point when just down the road it's 50? ...."
The perfect rules can't exist. There's always going to be a seemingly arbitrary line drawn which you can pick holes in, especially with something new like covid. I hope that the rules will tighten as needed if the case rates continue going in the wrong direction, in a timely way so that a full lockdown won't be needed this time. We shall see
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
The public school system is a very efficient sausage machine. Shovel the well-bred offspring in one end and they ooze out the other end as glorious leaders encased in skins of arrogance and entitlement.
Do you not think that qualifications, in some cases, bear no resemblance to a particular job?
Aren't qualifications largely a filtering mechanism rather than a requirement to fulfil a task in a high proportion of cases? Back in the 70's you could get a job with O levels, then it went to A levels - now you can't get a job without a degree.
I wonder what the actual requirement is to process covid samples in a lab rather than what qualifications do you normally need to be a lab technician? If there's a shortage of people for a given 'task', could they not be trained to do that specific task (especially now that furlough is ending and unemployment will rise) rather than the complete role?
In theory individuals could be trained to perform a task, or part of a task in order to assist the process. We have already done this with swab testing and mask fit testing, however it is usually people with associated skills (army, health care workers) who are just taught an additional skill. There are so many health and safety concerns with anything COVID related that I can’t see that that random people would be allowed to become part of the workforce.
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When people say
"Why 6 people, why not 5? Why not 7, or 8? Why are the rules different this week than last week, have things really changed so much in a couple of days? It's all so arbitrary they're taking the piss"
They sound like
"Why is the speed limit 30? Why not 28, or 35? Why is it 30 at this point when just down the road it's 50? ...."
The perfect rules can't exist. There's always going to be a seemingly arbitrary line drawn which you can pick holes in, especially with something new like covid. I hope that the rules will tighten as needed if the case rates continue going in the wrong direction, in a timely way so that a full lockdown won't be needed this time. We shall see
2. We're not alone in having a clown for a leader.
Qualifications
Although a degree isn't essential, many scientific laboratory technicians hold a degree or HND/HNC in subjects such as:
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.