Ah, this thread, Hello old friend.
I work in a department that has a Major* role in the covid 19 national response... People around me are falling apart. We've been on it since January, and it's not done yet by a long shot. I haven't got it nearly as bad as a lot of my colleagues, and I'm doing minimum 10 hour days, with a 2 hour commute and 12 day weeks (and on call 24/7). Stress at work is off the chart.
Most of us are putting on a brave face because we're all in the same boat, and know it's for the greater good etc. but it's going to seriously break some of us. The pressures (corporate from above, Media, ethical, and physical) are ridiculous. No matter what we do we're being criticised, nothing is good enough or fast enough. And because WE still have to social distance, the measures being put on us make a difficult job near impossible. We're also reminded that because of the scrutiny we're under (again, media, and this time, Legal, QC, HSE) everything has to be PERFECT.
So. Very. Tired. Haven't ridden a bike in weeks. Eating more & still losing weight. Total Zombie.
*not F*****g around here. There's a lot of people out there virtue signalling - I'm not.